CVE-2018-6017
Unencrypted transmission of images in Tinder iOS app and Tinder Android app allows an attacker to extract private sensitive information by sniffing network traffic.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Unencrypted transmission of images in Tinder iOS app and Tinder Android app allows an attacker to extract private sensitive information by sniffing network traffic.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 62th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-319
- Affected
- tinder/tinder
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.checkmarx.com/2018/01/23/tinder-someone-may-watching-swipe-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wired.com/story/tinder-lack-of-encryption-lets-strangers-spy-on-swipes/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.checkmarx.com/2018/01/23/tinder-someone-may-watching-swipe-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wired.com/story/tinder-lack-of-encryption-lets-strangers-spy-on-swipes/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.