Is CVE-2019-17151 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-17151 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-17151?

CVE-2019-17151 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-17151?

CVE-2019-17151 has an EPSS score of 1.37% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17151?

Upgrade wechat to 7.0.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-17151

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-356 CWE-601Open Redirect

How to fix

Remediation Available

wechatNVD

Affected:< 7.0.9Fixed in:7.0.9CVE-2019-17151derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.