CVE-2018-5298 describes a weakness in the Procter & Gamble Oral-B App (version 5.0.0 for Android) where AES encryption with static parameters is used to protect locally stored shared preferences. This vulnerability allows an attacker to more easily access sensitive user data stored in the preferences XML file. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this issue presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high confidentiality impact, requiring no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pg:oral-b_app:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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