CVE-2019-17151 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-17151

Vendor Tencent
Product WeChat
Weakness CWE-356
Published January 7, 2020
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers redirect users to an external resource on affected installations of Tencent WeChat Prior to 7.0.9. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must be within a chat session together with the attacker. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of a users profile. The issue lies in the failure to properly validate a users name. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9302.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 7, 2020 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated