# CVE-2017-3776: Information disclosure in Help mobile Android app

> Attackers can intercept sensitive data transmitted over unencrypted HTTP channels in the Lenovo Help Android app.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7hqw-2fxf-q78w

## What is CVE-2017-3776?

CVE-2017-3776 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Help mobile Android app, published on 19 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Lenovo Help Android mobile app versions earlier than 6.1.2.0327 allowed information to be transmitted over an HTTP channel, permitting others observing the channel to potentially see this information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3776?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lenovo Lenovo Help.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3776?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3776 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-3776 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3776 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Group Ltd. Help mobile Android app

- [CVE-2018-9067](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9067/): Information disclosure in Lenovo Help Android application (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3776 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3776 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Help mobile Android app, published on 19 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3776 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lenovo Group Ltd. Help mobile Android app. 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-2017-3776/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3776/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3776
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3776
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3776

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3776/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.