CVE-2017-15999
In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, no HTTPS is used for transmitting login and synced user data. When logging in, the username is transmitted in cleartext along with an SHA-1 hash of the password. The attacker can either crack this hash or use it for further attacks where only the hash value is required.
Published:Oct 29, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Oct 29, 2017
EPSS Score:0.00153
CVSS Score:9.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Nq
Product
Contacts Backup \& Restore
Nq
Contacts Backup \& Restore
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
