CVE-2020-14292

Public Exploit

Description

In the COVIDSafe application through 1.0.21 for Android, unsafe use of the Bluetooth transport option in the GATT connection allows attackers to trick the application into establishing a connection over Bluetooth BR/EDR transport, which reveals the public Bluetooth address of the victim's phone without authorisation, bypassing the Bluetooth address randomisation protection in the user's phone.

5.7

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.26%

Vendor Advisory covidsafe.watch

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covidsafe-app	product third party advisory
https://covidsafe.watch/issue-register/	vendor advisory
https://github.com/AU-COVIDSafe/mobile-android/blob/b827cf3ccef72a3d38c6fc37466a99868823540f/app/src/main/java/au/gov/health/covidsafe/streetpass/Work.kt#L35-L41	third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/alwentiu/CVE-2020-14292	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14292?: CVE-2020-14292 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-14292?: To fix CVE-2020-14292, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-14292 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-14292 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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