What is CVE-2018-12638?

CVE-2018-12638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bose Soundtouch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-12638?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Bose Soundtouch

CVE-2018-12638

An issue was discovered in the Bose Soundtouch app 18.1.4 for iOS. There is no frontend input validation of the device name. A malicious device name can execute JavaScript on the registered Bose User Account if a speaker has been connected to the app.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Bose Soundtouch — versions 18.1.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12638?: CVE-2018-12638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bose Soundtouch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-12638?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.