Cleartext storage of sensitive information in passport - CVE-2018-17499
Published: March 21, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36056
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17499
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: jaredhanson
Affected software:
passport
passport
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
Envoy Passport for Android and Envoy Passport for iPhone could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of unencrypted data in logs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain two API keys, a token and other sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17499
Install update from vendor's website.