What is CVE-2019-15472?

CVE-2019-15472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mi A2 Lite, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-15472?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mi A2 Lite

CVE-2019-15472

The Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Android device with a build fingerprint of xiaomi/daisy/daisy_sprout:9/PKQ1.180917.001/V10.0.3.0.PDLMIXM:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.qualcomm.qti.callenhancement app (versionCode=28, versionName=9) that allows unauthorized microphone audio recording via a confused deputy attack. This capability can be accessed by any app co-located on the device. This app allows a third-party app to use its open interface to record telephone calls to external storage.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mi A2_lite
Mi A2_lite_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-610 — Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15472?: CVE-2019-15472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mi A2 Lite, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-15472?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.