What is CVE-2019-15743?

CVE-2019-15743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sony Xperia Touch, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-15743?

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

Vulnerability in Sony Xperia Touch

CVE-2019-15743

The Sony Xperia Touch Android device with a build fingerprint of Sony/blanc_windy/blanc_windy:7.0/LOIRE-SMART-BLANC-1.0.0-170530-0834/1:user/dev-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.sonymobile.android.maintenancetool.testmic app (versionCode=24, versionName=7.0) 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 audio to external storage.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th 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

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-2019-15743?: CVE-2019-15743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sony Xperia Touch, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-15743?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.