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CVE-2019-12171

Published: Jul 8, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-312
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 43.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-312CWE-522

Affected Products

dropbox
commercial·USaka dropbox desktop, lepton
dropboxSaaS
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
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References

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1msz6pb08crPC0VT7s_Z_KTsKm9CbLJEXNsmRwzoNLy8
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DCGurwRTu0HsUpTglVR0jgItZNqqDm_5
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