PT-2020-13305 · Australian Government · Covidsafe

Published 2020-05-18 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-12860

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 access phone name and model information. This is possible because a BLE device can have four roles and COVIDSafe uses all of them, enabling re-identification of a device and potentially the identification of the owner's name.

Recommendations For COVIDSafe versions through v1.0.17, consider restricting the use of BLE functionalities until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, users may want to limit the app's access to device information to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-12860

Affected Products

Covidsafe

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12860 · Security Note
• https://health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12860 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/3876 · Telegram Post