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CVE-2016-6538

TrackR Bravo mobile application stores account passwords in cleartext

N/A

Published: July 6, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorTrackr Bravo FirmwareTrackr Bravo

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

The TrackR Bravo mobile app stores the account password used to authenticate to the cloud API in cleartext in the cache.db file. 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Trackr Bravo Firmware · Thetrackr

95%

v < 2.2.5v < 5.1.6

Affected range stops below 2.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

thetrackr-trackr-bravo (same device)

Trackr Bravo · Thetrackrdevice

80%

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93874

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://blog.rapid7.com/2016/10/25/multiple-bluetooth-low-energy-ble-tracker-vulnerabilities/

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource

Source: [email protected]

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/617567

x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Source: [email protected]

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TNOY-AF3KCZ

CVSS

3.3LOW[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-313CWE-200CWE-255

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