CVE-2017-8769
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Medium 4.6
Description
** DISPUTED ** 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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-8769
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-05-18T06:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-04T17:56:45
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.16.323 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 2.1
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ | Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100906 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8769 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8769 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:15:58 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 17:01:08 | 2017-05-18T06:29Z | 2017-05-18T06:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 17:01:08 | 2019-10-04T17:56:45 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 17:01:08 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |