Preh Car Connect Volkswagen MIB3 Infotainment System MIB3 OI MQB up to 0304 cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Preh Car Connect Volkswagen MIB3 Infotainment System MIB3 OI MQB up to 0304. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cleartext storage. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-28912. The attack must originate from the local network. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Preh Car Connect Volkswagen MIB3 Infotainment System MIB3 OI MQB up to 0304. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The MIB3 unit stores the synchronized phone contact book in clear-text, allowing an attacker with either code execution privilege on the system or physical access to the system to obtain vehicle owner's contact data. The vulnerability was originally discovered in Skoda Superb III car with MIB3 infotainment unit OEM part number 3V0035820. The list of affected MIB3 OEM part numbers is provided in the referenced resources.

The weakness was shared by Artem Ivachev. It is possible to read the advisory at i.blackhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28912 since 03/27/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-32532). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Remote: Partially

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03/27/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: i.blackhat.com
Researcher: Artem Ivachev
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-28912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-314379
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2025 18:05
Updated: 06/28/2025 19:08
Changes: 06/28/2025 18:05 (62), 06/28/2025 19:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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