CVE-2019-17151CWE-356

This vulnerability allows remote attackers redirect users to an external resource on affected installations of Tencent WeChat Prior to 7.0.9

Medium · published January 7, 2020

CVSS v3.0
4.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers redirect users to an external resource on affected installations of Tencent WeChat Prior to 7.0.9. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must be within a chat session together with the attacker. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of a users profile. The issue lies in the failure to properly validate a users name. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9302.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01374 · 71.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-356 · Product UI does not Warn User of Unsafe Actions
Published
2020-01-07T23:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JAN 23:05Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers redirect users to an external resource on affected installations of Tencent WeChat Prior to 7.0.9
    cvelistv5