CVE-2016-6540 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2016-6540

TrackR Bravo is missing authentication for the cloud service and allows querying or sending of GPS data from unauthenticated users

Vulnerability Description

Unauthenticated access to the cloud-based service maintained by TrackR Bravo is allowed for querying or sending GPS data for any Trackr device by using the tracker ID number which can be discovered as described in CVE-2016-6539. Updated apps, version 5.1.6 for iOS and 2.2.5 for Android, have been released by the vendor to address the vulnerabilities in CVE-2016-6538, CVE-2016-6539, CVE-2016-6540 and CVE-2016-6541.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Thanks to Deral Heiland and Adam Compton of Rapid7, Inc. for reporting this vulnerability.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Bravo Mobile Application
Vulnerable Versions:
5.1.6, 2.2.5

Timeline

Official Publish: July 6th, 2018
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)