CVE-2021-40180 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in WeChat application versions 8.0.10 for Android and iOS, where a malicious mini program can access sensitive user address book data using the wx.searchContacts function. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity that could lead to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tencent:wechat:8.0.10:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
8.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tencent:wechat:8.0.10:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.