Privilege escalation in Health Covidsafe
CVE-2020-12860
COVIDSafe through v1.0.17 allows a remote attacker to access phone name and model information because a BLE device can have four roles and COVIDSafe uses all of them. This allows for re-identification of a device, and potentially identification of the owner's name.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12860?
- CVE-2020-12860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Health Covidsafe, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12860?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.