VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15997
Because there is a static RC4 key, an attacker can gain access to user credentials more easily by leveraging access to the preferences XML file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, RC4 encryption is used to secure the user password locally stored in shared preferences. Because there is a static RC4 key, an attacker can gain access to user credentials more easily by leveraging access to the preferences XML file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-327
- Affected
- nq/contacts backup \& restore
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.