What is CVE-2020-8988?

CVE-2020-8988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Voatz, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-8988?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Voatz

CVE-2020-8988

The Voatz application 2020-01-01 for Android allows only 100 million different PINs, which makes it easier for attackers (after using root access to make a copy of the local database) to discover login credentials and voting history via an offline brute-force approach.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Voatz — versions 2020-01-01
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values
CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8988?: CVE-2020-8988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Voatz, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-8988?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.