CVE-2017-15999

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductNq Contacts Backup \& Restore
PublishedOct 29, 2017
First seenOct 29, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nq contacts_backup_\&_restore1.1—

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