Vulnerability in Dropbox
CVE-2019-12171
Dropbox.exe (and QtWebEngineProcess.exe in the Web Helper) in the Dropbox desktop application 71.4.108.0 store cleartext credentials in memory upon successful login or new account creation. These are not securely freed in the running process.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dropbox — versions 71.4.108.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- drive.google.com/open (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- drive.google.com/open (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12171?
- CVE-2019-12171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dropbox, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12171?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.