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Smart HomeApplication · Bosch

CVE-2020-6781

HIGH · 7.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-09-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 9.17.1 or later.
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83/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper certificate validation for certain connections in the Bosch Smart Home System App for iOS prior to version 9.17.1 potentially allows to intercept video contents by performing a man-in-the-middle attack.

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 confidence

The Bosch Smart Home System App for iOS prior to version 9.17.1 contains improper certificate validation for certain network connections, which could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to intercept video contents by spoofing the server's SSL/TLS certificate.

MitigationUpdate the Bosch Smart Home System App for iOS to version 9.17.1 or later, which implements proper certificate chain validation.

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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
Smart HomeApplication
Affected:< 9.17.1

CVSS 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
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the Bosch Smart Home app on your iOS device
    Open the iOS Settings app, scroll down to find 'Bosch Smart Home' in the list of installed applications, or find the app icon on your home screen
    Affected if The app is installed on your iOS device
  2. Identify the installed app version
    In iOS Settings, tap on Bosch Smart Home and view the 'Version' field, or long-press the app icon and select 'App Info' to see the version number
    Affected if The displayed version number is lower than 9.17.1 (for example, 9.16.0, 9.15.2, etc.)
  3. Verify network exposure
    Determine whether the app has been used to connect to your Bosch Smart Home controller over network connections (local network or remote)
    Affected if The app has established network connections to the Smart Home system while using a vulnerable version

You are affected if the installed Bosch Smart Home System App for iOS version is below 9.17.1 and you have used the app to connect to your Smart Home controller over a network.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 9.17.1 or later
Fixed in 9.17.1
Interim mitigation

Update the Bosch Smart Home System App for iOS to version 9.17.1 or later, which implements proper certificate chain validation.

Fix this in Smart Home Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,080
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