CVE-2017-15997 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8