CVE-2021-44480
Published: 01 December 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-44480 is a high-severity Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (CWE-319) vulnerability in Wokkalokka Wokka Watch Q50 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 45.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-31313
Vulnerability details
Wokka Lokka Q50 devices through 2021-11-30 allow remote attackers (who know the SIM phone number and password) to listen to a device's surroundings via a callback in an SMS command, as demonstrated by the 123456 and 523681 default passwords.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Role-based training covers secure transmission methods, mitigating cleartext transmission of sensitive data.
By requiring documented security controls for information exchanges, the control reduces the risk of cleartext transmission of sensitive data.
Requires documented secure initialization practices and avoidance of insecure defaults in configuration baselines.
Mapping transmission actions in data flows helps prevent cleartext transmission of sensitive information.
Reviewing and updating baseline when components are installed or upgraded prevents initialization with insecure defaults.
Settings can enforce secure transmission protocols to prevent cleartext transmission of sensitive data.
Requiring explicit configuration to minimal functionality overrides insecure defaults that would otherwise enable excess capabilities.
Policy addresses secure transport and handling of media to avoid cleartext transmission of sensitive information.