CVE-2018-6017 describes a critical vulnerability in the Tinder iOS and Android applications where images were transmitted unencrypted, allowing attackers to intercept and extract sensitive private information by sniffing network traffic. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tinder:tinder:-:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tinder:tinder:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.