CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-11336

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: May 14, 2019 | Modified: May 21, 2019
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Sony Bravia Smart TV devices allow remote attackers to retrieve the static Wi-Fi password (used when the TV is acting as an access point) by using the Photo Sharing Plus application to execute a backdoor API command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-10886.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Photo_sharing_plus Sony * pkg6.5629 (excluding)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References