CVE-2017-8769

Public Exploit

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

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory nightwatchcybersecurity.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ exploit third party advisory mitigation
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100906 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8769?
CVE-2017-8769 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8769?
To fix CVE-2017-8769, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8769 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-8769 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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