Cross-site scripting in SoundTouch - CVE-2018-12638
Published: March 21, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36054
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12638
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Bose Corporation
Affected software:
SoundTouch
SoundTouch
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
An issue was discovered in the Bose Soundtouch app 18.1.4 for iOS. There is no frontend input validation of the device name. A malicious device name can execute JavaScript on the registered Bose User Account if a speaker has been connected to the app.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12638
Install update from vendor's website.