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

EPSS: 0.010 (59.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.