High severity · published Jul 26, 2022
CVE-2021-40180
In the WeChat application 8.0.10 for Android and iOS, a mini program can obtain sensitive information from a user's address book via wx.searchContacts
7.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the WeChat application 8.0.10 for Android and iOS, a mini program can obtain sensitive information from a user's address book via wx.searchContacts.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WE
Wechat · Tencent
8.0.10; 8.0.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40180
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40180
Mitigation
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2205.15202.pdf
Exploit
https://github.com/BESTICSP/Vulnerabilities-Related-to-Mini-Programs-Permissions/blob/main/WX%20applet%20contact%20permission%20vulnerability%20report.pdf
Exploit
https://pan.baidu.com/s/116sAQvs1CEzCeIfpI1NZvA
Exploit
https://pan.baidu.com/s/1RqMrZBruZZ4OHdnXUN5xDw
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