CVE-2019-17151

Published Jan 7, 2020

Last updated 5 years ago

Overview

Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers redirect users to an external resource on affected installations of Tencent WeChat Prior to 7.0.9. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must be within a chat session together with the attacker. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of a users profile. The issue lies in the failure to properly validate a users name. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9302.
Source
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
5.4
Impact score
2.5
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
4.3
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.8
Impact score
4.9
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-601
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
CWE-356

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations