VDB-120493 · CVE-2016-6538 · BID 93874

TrackR Bravo App on iOS/Android Cloud API Authentication Password credentials management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in TrackR Bravo App on iOS/Android (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Cloud API Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The TrackR Bravo mobile app stores the account password used to authenticate to the cloud API in cleartext in the cache.db file. Updated apps, version 5.1.6 for iOS and 2.2.5 for Android, have been released by the vendor to address the vulnerabilities in CVE-2016-6538, CVE-2016-6539, CVE-2016-6540 and CVE-2016-6541.

The bug was discovered 10/24/2016. The weakness was presented 07/06/2018 by Deral Heiland with Rapid7 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6538 since 08/03/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 620 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See 120496, 120494 and 120495 for similar entries.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Credentials management / Password
CWE: CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1552

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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08/03/2016 🔍
10/24/2016 +82 days 🔍
10/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/06/2018 +618 days 🔍
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07/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/26/2020 +599 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Deral Heiland
Organization: Rapid7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6538 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93874 - TrackR Bravo Multiple Information Disclosure and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2018 09:06
Updated: 02/26/2020 10:03
Changes: 07/07/2018 09:06 (62), 02/26/2020 10:03 (5)
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