CVE-2017-8769
Facebook WhatsApp Messenger SD Card Storage Unencrypted Data Exposur
Description
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
INFO
Published Date :
May 18, 2017, 6:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 5, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
0.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-8769.
| URL | 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 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-8769 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-8769 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag MITRE disputed -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Removed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.16.323 OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.16.323 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-200 NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-311 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 26, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100906 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100906 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ Third Party Advisory 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 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp_inc:whatsapp_messenger:2.17.146:*:*:*:*:android:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.16.323 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** Facebook WhatsApp Messenger 2.17.146 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. ** 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. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 22, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100906 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ No Types Assigned https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp_inc:whatsapp_messenger:2.17.146:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8769 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-8769
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.00%
score
0.27270
percentile