CVE-2021-25422 Information disclosure in Watch Active PlugIn

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker with log access can extract the connected smartphone's Wi-Fi password from application logs in the Samsung Watch Active PlugIn.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-25422?

CVE-2021-25422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Watch Active PlugIn, published on 11 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper log management vulnerability in Watch Active PlugIn prior to version 2.2.07.21033151 allows attacker with log permissions to leak Wi-Fi password connected to the user smartphone within log.

Weakness: CWE-532, CWE-779

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25422?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Watch Active Plugin.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25422?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-25422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2w6j-vfmx-4r46.

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