PT-2019-15129 · Powerschool · Powerschool Mobile

Jaeho Lee · Published 2019-10-15 · Updated 2019-10-18 · CVE-2019-17396

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PowerSchool Mobile application version 1.1.8

Description The issue concerns the storage of sensitive information during the authentication process. Specifically, the username and password are stored in the log, potentially making them accessible to attackers via logcat.

Recommendations For PowerSchool Mobile application version 1.1.8, consider restricting access to logcat to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the application until a patch is available that properly secures the storage of username and password during authentication.

Fix

Insertion into Log File

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-532

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-17396

Affected Products

Powerschool Mobile

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17396 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://pastebin.com/9VBiRpAR · Patch