CVE-2016-1489 describes a critical vulnerability in Lenovo SHAREit for Windows (before 3.2.0) and Android (before 3.5.48_ww), where the application transmits files in cleartext. This flaw allows remote attackers on the same network to intercept sensitive information or perform man-in-the-middle attacks due to the lack of encryption. With a CVSS score of 8.0 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with high impact on confidentiality and integrity, though requiring some attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential risks.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:shareit:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
<= 3.0.18_wwCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:shareit:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.