CVE-2017-16905 Information

Description

The DuoLingo TinyCards application before 1.0 for Android has one use of unencrypted HTTP which allows remote attackers to spoof content and consequently achieve remote code execution via a man-in-the-middle attack.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://hackerone.com/reports/281605 https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2018/01/04/rce-in-duolingos-tinycards-app-for-android-cve-2017-16905/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.1