CVE-2017-8769 describes a vulnerability in Facebook WhatsApp Messenger for Android versions prior to 2.16.323, where multimedia files (audio, documents, images, video, and voice notes) associated with a chat are stored in cleartext on the SD card and are not deleted even after the corresponding chat is removed. This issue, while not considered a security flaw by the vendor, could lead to unintended data retention. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.6 (Medium), indicating a physical attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact if an attacker gains physical access to the device. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.16.323CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.