CVE-2020-12860 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can re-identify devices and potentially owners via Bluetooth Low Energy role exploitation in the COVIDSafe mobile application.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-12860?

CVE-2020-12860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

COVIDSafe through v1.0.17 allows a remote attacker to access phone name and model information because a BLE device can have four roles and COVIDSafe uses all of them. This allows for re-identification of a device, and potentially identification of the owner's name.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12860?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Health Covidsafe.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12860?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-12860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m37h-24px-f6hg.

Is CVE-2020-12860 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free