CVE-2023-28912

Description

The MIB3 unit stores the synchronized phone contact book in clear-text, allowing an attacker with either code execution privilege on the system or physical access to the system to obtain vehicle owner's contact data. The vulnerability was originally discovered in Skoda Superb III car with MIB3 infotainment unit OEM part number 3V0035820. The list of affected MIB3 OEM part numbers is provided in the referenced resources.

Reserved 2023-03-27 | Published 2025-06-28 | Updated 2025-06-30 | Assigner ASRG

Problem types

CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

Credits

Artem Ivachev from PCA Cyber Security (PCAutomotive) finder

Mikhail Evdokimov from PCA Cyber Security (PCAutomotive) finder

References

i.blackhat.com/...tations/EU-24-Parnishchev-OverTheAirVW.pdf

pcacybersecurity.com/...rabilities-in-vw-mib3-infotainment-2 technical-description

asrg.io/...abilities-in-volkswagen-mib3-infotainment-part-2/ third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2023-28912)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-28912)

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