CVE-2012-5172
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Asial Monaca Debugger application before 1.4.2 for Android allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive (1) account or (2) session ID information in a system log file via a crafted application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Asial Monaca Debugger Android application before version 1.4.2 was writing sensitive account credentials and session IDs to system log files. A malicious application installed on the same device could read these logs and steal authentication credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.4.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Monaca Debugger is installedOpen Android Settings > Apps > Applications and look for 'Monaca Debugger' or 'Monaca' in the app list, or use ADB: adb shell pm list packages | grep -i monacaAffected if The Monaca Debugger application appears in the installed applications list
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Determine the installed version of Monaca DebuggerIn Android Settings > Apps > Monaca Debugger > App info, check the 'Version' or 'Version name' field; alternatively, use ADB: adb shell dumpsys package <package_name> | grep versionNameAffected if The displayed version is 1.4.1 or lower (e.g., 1.4.0, 1.3.x, etc.)
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Confirm the app has log writing capabilityMonaca Debugger writes to Android's system log (logcat) by default; verify by checking app permissions in Settings > Apps > Monaca Debugger > Permissions - the app should have permission to write logsAffected if The app has not had its logging capabilities restricted or disabled through device administration policies
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Check for sensitive data in system logsUsing ADB, run: adb logcat -d | grep -i -E '(session|token|credential|password|auth)' and review entries for Monaca Debugger-related sensitive dataAffected if Log entries containing session IDs, authentication tokens, or credentials associated with Monaca Debugger are present in the system logs
A user is affected if Monaca Debugger version 1.4.1 or earlier is installed on the Android device and the app has been used to debug applications containing authentication credentials.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Monaca Debugger to version 1.4.2 or later, which eliminates the logging of sensitive information. For production environments, avoid installing or using debug versions of applications that may write sensitive data to accessible logs.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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