CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-8345

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Feb 15, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
4.2
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The Help feature in the ES File Explorer File Manager application 4.1.9.7.4 for Android allows session hijacking by a Man-in-the-middle attacker on the local network because HTTPS is not used, and an attackers web site is displayed in a WebView with no information about the URL.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Es_file_explorer_file_manager Estrongs 4.1.9.7.4 (including) 4.1.9.7.4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References