CVE-2018-12076
Description
A vulnerability in the UPC bar code of the Avanti Markets MarketCard could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access funds within the customer's MarketCard balance, and also could lead to Customer Information Disclosure. The vulnerability is due to lack of proper validation of the UPC bar code present on the MarketCard. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by generating a copy of a customer's bar code. An exploit could allow the attacker to access all funds located within the MarketCard or allow unauthenticated disclosure of information.
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A vulnerability in the Avanti Markets MarketCard's UPC bar code allows an unauthenticated local attacker to copy the bar code and access funds or disclose customer information.
Vulnerability
The Avanti Markets MarketCard contains a vulnerability in its UPC bar code due to lack of proper validation. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this by generating a copy of a customer's bar code. The affected product is the Avanti Markets MarketCard; specific versions are not disclosed in the description [1].
Exploitation
An attacker with local access can generate a copy of a customer's UPC bar code. No authentication is required. The attacker does not need any special privileges or user interaction.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows the attacker to access all funds within the customer's MarketCard balance and also leads to unauthorized disclosure of customer information. The impact is financial loss and privacy breach.
Mitigation
No mitigation details are available in the provided reference [1]. The vendor has not disclosed a fix or workaround.
AI Insight generated on May 26, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
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References
1- sorsnce.com/2018/11/13/announcing-cve-2018-12076/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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