CVE-2023-28912 (GCVE-0-2023-28912)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-06-28 15:33
Modified
2025-06-30 15:05
Severity ?
5.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Summary
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.
References
cve@asrg.iohttps://asrg.io/security-advisories/vulnerabilities-in-volkswagen-mib3-infotainment-part-2/
cve@asrg.iohttps://i.blackhat.com/EU-24/Presentations/EU-24-Parnishchev-OverTheAirVW.pdf
cve@asrg.iohttps://pcacybersecurity.com/resources/advisory/vulnerabilities-in-vw-mib3-infotainment-2
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Preh Car Connect GmbH (JOYNEXT GmbH) Volkswagen MIB3 infotainment system MIB3 OI MQB Version: 0   <
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