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CVE-2019-5627 — The iOS mobile application BlueCats Reveal before 5

The iOS mobile application BlueCats Reveal before 5.14 stores the username and password in the app cache as base64 encoded strings, i.e. clear text. These persist in the cache even if the user logs out. This can allow an attacker to compromise the affected BlueCats network implem

CVSS
2.8 LOW
EPSS
0.06% (top 82.30%)
CWE
CWE-922
Published
2019-05-22T18:12:01.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T20:01:52.006Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

The iOS mobile application BlueCats Reveal before 5.14 stores the username and password in the app cache as base64 encoded strings, i.e. clear text. These persist in the cache even if the user logs out. This can allow an attacker to compromise the affected BlueCats network implementation. The attacker would first need to gain physical control of the iOS device or compromise it with a malicious…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
BlueCatsRevealbefore 5.14

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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