In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, no HTTPS is used for…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, no HTTPS is used for transmitting login and synced user data. When logging in, the username is transmitted in cleartext along with an SHA-1 hash of the password. The attacker can either crack this hash or use it for further attacks where only the hash value is required.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00686 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15999
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxjg-xmrq-x393
References
More Nq Contacts Backup & Restore vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-11727 In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, DES encryption with a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-11726 In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, RC4 encryption is used… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-15999 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15999 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxjg-xmrq-x393 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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