AutoMobility Distribution App up to 3.4.23 on iOS/Android MyCar Controls hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in AutoMobility Distribution App up to 3.4.23 on iOS/Android. Affected is an unknown function of the component MyCar Controls. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-9493. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in AutoMobility Distribution App up to 3.4.23 on iOS/Android. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component MyCar Controls. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The MyCar Controls of AutoMobility Distribution Inc., mobile application contains hard-coded admin credentials. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to send commands to and retrieve data from a target MyCar unit. This may allow the attacker to learn the location of a target, or gain unauthorized physical access to a vehicle. This issue affects AutoMobility MyCar versions prior to 3.4.24 on iOS and versions prior to 4.1.2 on Android. This issue has additionally been fixed in Carlink, Link, Visions MyCar, and MyCar Kia.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2019. The weakness was presented 01/15/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-9493 since 03/01/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1110.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 282 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• AutoMobility Distribution

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• App

Version

• 3.4.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.4.2
• 3.4.3
• 3.4.4
• 3.4.5
• 3.4.6
• 3.4.7
• 3.4.8
• 3.4.9
• 3.4.10
• 3.4.11
• 3.4.12
• 3.4.13
• 3.4.14
• 3.4.15
• 3.4.16
• 3.4.17
• 3.4.18
• 3.4.19
• 3.4.20
• 3.4.21
• 3.4.22
• 3.4.23

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