CVE-2017-16905 describes a critical vulnerability in the DuoLingo TinyCards Android application prior to version 1.0, where unencrypted HTTP communication allows remote attackers to spoof content. This flaw enables man-in-the-middle attacks, potentially leading to remote code execution on affected Google Android devices. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:duolingo:tinycards:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.