What is CVE-2018-5298?

CVE-2018-5298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pg Oral-B App, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-5298?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pg Oral-B App

CVE-2018-5298

In the Procter & Gamble "Oral-B App" (aka com.pg.oralb.oralbapp) application 5.0.0 for Android, AES encryption with static parameters is used to secure the locally stored shared preferences. An attacker can gain access to locally stored user data more easily by leveraging access to the preferences XML file.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Pg Oral-b_app — versions 5.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5298?: CVE-2018-5298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pg Oral-B App, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-5298?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.