CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-2723

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Nov 22, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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The Files APP 7.1.1.308 and earlier versions in some Huawei mobile phones has a vulnerability of plaintext storage of users Safe passwords. An attacker with the root privilege of an Android system could forge the Safe to read users plaintext Safe passwords, leading to information leak.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FilesHuawei*7.1.1.308 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References