CVE-2019-17151 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2019-17151

This vulnerability allows remote attackers redirect users to an external...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Todd Han and Junzhi Lu of TrendMicro Mobile Security Research Team, Zhengyu Dong

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WeChat
Vulnerable Versions:
Prior to 7.0.9

Timeline

Official Publish: January 7th, 2020
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-356

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.