What is CVE-2020-15509?

CVE-2020-15509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nordicsemi Android Ble Library, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-15509?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-15509 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Nordicsemi Android Ble Library

CVE-2020-15509

Nordic Semiconductor Android BLE Library through 2.2.1 and DFU Library through 1.10.4 for Android (as used by nRF Connect and other applications) can engage in unencrypted communication while showing the user that the communication is purportedly encrypted. The problem is in bond creation (e.g., internalCreateBond in BleManagerHandler).

EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15509?: CVE-2020-15509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nordicsemi Android Ble Library, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-15509?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15509 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.