CVE-2017-15997

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-10-29

Last modified

2024-09-17

Weaknesses

CWE-327

Affected products

• Contacts Backup & Restore (Nq)

References

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