An issue was discovered on TK-Star Q90 Junior GPS horloge 3.1042.9.8656 devices. It performs actions based on certain SMS commands. This can be used to set up a voice communication channel from the watch to any telephone number, initiated by sending a specific SMS and using the default password, e.g., pw,,call,<mobile_number> triggers an outbound call from the watch. The password is sometimes available because of CVE-2019-20471.
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q90_junior_gps_horloge_firmware | Tk-star | 3.1042.9.8656 (including) | 3.1042.9.8656 (including) |
Developers often choose default values that leave the product as open and easy to use as possible out-of-the-box, under the assumption that the administrator can (or should) change the default value. However, this ease-of-use comes at a cost when the default is insecure and the administrator does not change it.