Medium severity · published Feb 13, 2020
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…
5.9
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VO
Voatz · Voatz
2020-01-01 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8988
Vendor Advisory
https://blog.voatz.com/?p=1209
Third Party Advisory
https://internetpolicy.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SecurityAnalysisOfVoatz_Public.pdf
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