CVE-2023-28901 Trip Data Disclosure from Backend

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access sensitive vehicle trip data and user information by specifying arbitrary VINs due to broken access controls in the Skoda Connect cloud service.

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-2023-28901?

CVE-2023-28901 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Skoda Connect, published on 18 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Skoda Automotive cloud contains a Broken Access Control vulnerability, allowing remote attackers to obtain recent trip data, vehicle mileage, fuel consumption, average and maximum speed, and other information of Skoda Connect service users by specifying an arbitrary vehicle VIN number.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28901?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Skoda-Auto Skoda Connect.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28901?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28901 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-28901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-52jh-x29h-9vr8.

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