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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2020-12702 EUVD-2020-4990GHSA-4hq8-rhcf-fxwv

Weak encryption in the Quick Pairing mode in the eWeLink mobile application (Android application V4.9.2 and earlier, iOS application V4.9.1…

Published Feb 24, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Weak encryption in the Quick Pairing mode in the eWeLink mobile application (Android application V4.9.2 and earlier, iOS application V4.9.1 and earlier) allows physically proximate attackers to eavesdrop on Wi-Fi credentials and other sensitive information by monitoring the Wi-Fi spectrum during the pairing process.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 2 repositories

  • salgio/ESPTouchCatcher ★ 5 · Jan 11, 2020

    eWeLinkESPT is a tool that automatically decodes and decrypts the WiFi network credentials transmitted to a supported ESP-based IoT device by the eWeLink mobile application. (CVE-2020-12702)

  • salgio/eWeLink-QR-Code ★ 1 · May 4, 2021

    This repo describes a vulnerability affecting the QR code based pairing process of the eWeLink IoT devices (CVE-2020-12702).

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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