Vulnerability in Health Covidsafe
CVE-2020-12857
Caching of GATT characteristic values (TempID) in COVIDSafe v1.0.15 and v1.0.16 allows a remote attacker to long-term re-identify an Android device running COVIDSafe.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.google.com/document/d/1u5a5ersKBH6eG362atALrzuXo3zuZ70qrGomWVEC27U/edit (Third Party Advisory)
- covidsafe.watch/issue-register/cve-2020-12857-tempid-identifier-was-static (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12857?
- CVE-2020-12857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Health Covidsafe, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12857?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.