CVE-2016-6546

iTrack Easy mobile application stores the user password in base-64 encoding/cleartext

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Published Jul 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The iTrack Easy mobile application stores the account password used to authenticate to the cloud API in base64-encoding in the cache.db file. The base64 encoding format is considered equivalent to cleartext.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

iTrack

Easy

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`N/A`	unknown	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kkmcn:itrackeasy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7467	The iTrack Easy mobile application stores the account password used to authenticate to the cloud API in base64-encoding in the cache.db file. The base64 encoding format is considered equivalent to cleartext.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.409% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93875
https://blog.rapid7.com/2016/10/25/multiple-bluetooth-low-energy-ble-tracker-vulnerabilities/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/974055

History

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Subscriptions

Kkmcn Itrackeasy

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Jul 13, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:36 AM
Reserved: Aug 3, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 13, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

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