CVE-2017-8769

** 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.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100906	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-05-18 06:29

Updated : 2024-08-05 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-8769

Mitre link : CVE-2017-8769

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-8769

JSON object : View

Products Affected

whatsapp

whatsapp

CWE

CWE-311

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

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