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Current 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
** DISPUTED ** 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.
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** DISPUTED ** 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 issu
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 u
Reanalysis by NIST10/04/2019 1:56:45 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.16.323
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.16.323
Added
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Removed
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Removed
CVSS V3
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Added
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Removed
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
CWE Remap by NIST10/02/2019 8:03:26 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CWE
CWE-200
NVD-CWE-noinfo
CWE-311
Modified Analysis by NIST3/26/2019 1:17:22 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp_inc:whatsapp_messenger:2.17.146:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.16.323
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100906 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100906 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ Third Party Advisory
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
** DISPUTED ** Facebook WhatsApp Messenger 2.17.146 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" bec
** DISPUTED ** 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 issu
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp_inc:whatsapp_messenger:2.17.146:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added
CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Added
CWE
CWE-200
Changed
Reference Type
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ No Types Assigned
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-whatsapp-for-android-privacy-issues-with-handling-of-media-files-cve-2017-8769/ Third Party Advisory
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2017-8769 NVD
Published Date: 05/18/2017 NVD
Last Modified: 08/05/2024
Source: MITRE
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