# CVE-2016-1489: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can sniff network traffic or perform man-in-the-middle attacks to steal sensitive data due to cleartext file transfers in Lenovo SHAREit.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v59g-ff34-qq7w

## What is CVE-2016-1489?

CVE-2016-1489 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows and SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android transfer files in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to (1) obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network or (2) conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-254, CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1489?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lenovo Shareit.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1489?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-4782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4782/): Other in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-1491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1491/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-4783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4783/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-1492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1492/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-1490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1490/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1489 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1489 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1489/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1489/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1489
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1489
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1489

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1489/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.