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CVE-2019-12171 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DCGurwRTu0HsUpTglVR0jgItZNqqDm_5 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1msz6pb08crPC0VT7s_Z_KTsKm9CbLJEXNsmRwzoNLy8 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DCGurwRTu0HsUpTglVR0jgItZNqqDm_5 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1msz6pb08crPC0VT7s_Z_KTsKm9CbLJEXNsmRwzoNLy8 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information[email protected]
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dropbox dropbox
71.4.108.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:dropbox:71.4.108.0:*:*:*:*:desktop:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-12171
NVD Published Date:
Jul 8, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-12171 Details - Not Deferred