What is CVE-2017-15999?

CVE-2017-15999 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nq Contacts Backup \& Restore, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-15999?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nq Contacts Backup \& Restore

CVE-2017-15999

In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, no HTTPS is used for transmitting login and synced user data. When logging in, the username is transmitted in cleartext along with an SHA-1 hash of the password. The attacker can either crack this hash or use it for further attacks where only the hash value is required.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nq Contacts_backup_\&_restore — versions 1.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15999?: CVE-2017-15999 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nq Contacts Backup \& Restore, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-15999?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.