PT-2020-13304 · Australian Government · Covidsafe

Published 2020-05-18 · Updated 2020-05-20 · CVE-2020-12859

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions COVIDSafe versions through v1.0.17

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to identify a device model by observing cleartext payload data in the OpenTrace/BlueTrace protocol. This enables re-identification of devices, particularly less common phone models or those in low-density situations.

Recommendations For COVIDSafe versions through v1.0.17, update to a version later than v1.0.17 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the cleartext payload data in the OpenTrace/BlueTrace protocol until a patch is available.

Fix

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-312

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-12859

Affected Products

Covidsafe

References · 5

• https://health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12859 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12859 · Security Note
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/3875 · Telegram Post