CVE-2017-15999

In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, no HTTPS is used for transmitting login and synced user data. When logging in, the username is transmitted in cleartext along with an SHA-1 hash of the password. The attacker can either crack this hash or use it for further attacks where only the hash value is required.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.html	Third Party Advisory
https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.html	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nq:contacts_backup_\&_restore:1.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.html - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.html - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-10-29 17:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-15999

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15999

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15999

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nq

contacts_backup_\&_restore

CWE

CWE-319

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

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