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CVE-2017-8769

4.6 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

Facebook WhatsApp Messenger before 2.16.323 for Android uses the SD card for cleartext storage of files (Audio, Documents, Images, Video, and Voice Notes) associated with a chat, even after that chat is deleted. There may be users who expect file deletion to occur upon chat deletion, or who expect encryption (consistent with the application's use of an encrypted database to store chat text). NOTE: the vendor reportedly indicates that they do not "consider these to be security issues" because a user may legitimately want to preserve any file for use "in other apps like the Google Photos gallery" regardless of whether its associated chat is deleted

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited with physical access without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds
0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-311
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.6

Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record