CVE-2017-8769 Information disclosure in n/a
Deleted chat files remain accessible in cleartext on the SD card, allowing attackers with device access to recover sensitive media.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8769?
CVE-2017-8769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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
Weakness: CWE-311
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8769?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Whatsapp Whatsapp.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8769?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8769 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8769 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfjp-gqm3-83qg.