What is CVE-2018-19937?

CVE-2018-19937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc For Mobile, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2018-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-19937?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Videolan Vlc For Mobile

CVE-2018-19937

A local, authenticated attacker can bypass the passcode in the VideoLAN VLC media player app before 3.1.5 for iOS by opening a URL and turning the phone.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (25.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Videolan Vlc_for_mobile
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19937?: CVE-2018-19937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc For Mobile, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2018-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-19937?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.