CVE-2019-12171

Dropbox.exe (and QtWebEngineProcess.exe in the Web Helper) in the Dropbox desktop application 71.4.108.0 store cleartext credentials in memory upon successful login or new account creation. These are not securely freed in the running process.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1msz6pb08crPC0VT7s_Z_KTsKm9CbLJEXNsmRwzoNLy8	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DCGurwRTu0HsUpTglVR0jgItZNqqDm_5	Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:dropbox:71.4.108.0:*:*:*:*:desktop:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-07-08 06:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 04:39

NVD link : CVE-2019-12171

Mitre link : CVE-2019-12171

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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Products Affected

dropbox

dropbox

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