PT-2020-19207 · Eaton · Secure Connect Mobile App

Published 2020-08-12 · Updated 2020-08-19 · CVE-2020-6653

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.9

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Eaton's Secure connect mobile app versions 1.7.3 and prior

Description The issue allows unauthorized access to user login credentials. When a user creates or registers an account on the mobile app, the credentials are stored in the logcat file. A malicious app or unauthorized user can exploit this to harvest the information, potentially monitoring and controlling the user's account and associated devices.

Recommendations For versions 1.7.3 and prior, update to a version that does not store user login credentials in the logcat file to prevent unauthorized access. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Insertion into Log File

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-532

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-6653

Affected Products

Secure Connect Mobile App

References · 3

• https://eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/Eaton-vulnerability-advisory-secure-connect-mobile-app.pdf · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6653 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6653 · Vendor Advisory