Shareit
CVE-2019-9938
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
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| Impact | CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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The SHAREit application before 4.0.42 for Android allows a remote attacker (on the same network or joining public "open" Wi-Fi hotspots created by the application when file transfer is initiated) to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is no authentication required. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-639. The SHAREit application before 4.0.42 for Android allows a remote attacker (on the same network or joining public "open" Wi-Fi hotspots created by the application when file transfer is initiated) to download arbitrary files from the device including contacts, photos, videos, sound clips, etc. The attacker must be authenticated as a "recognized device." Affected products include: Ushareit Shareit. Version information: before 4.0.42.
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AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
The SHAREit application before 4.0.42 for Android allows a remote attacker (on the same network or joining public "open" Wi-Fi hotspots created by the application when file transfer is initiated) to download arbitrary files from the device including contacts, photos, videos, sound clips, etc. The attacker must be authenticated as a "recognized device."
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
The SHAREit application before 4.0.36 for Android allows a remote attacker (on the same network or joining public "open"
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows, when configured to receive files, has a hardcoded password
Lenovo SHAREit before 3.5.98_ww on Android before 4.2 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted i
Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows and SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android transfer files in cleartext, which allo
java/android/webkit/BrowserFrame.java in Android before 4.4 uses the addJavascriptInterface API in conjunction with crea
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android, when configured to receive files, does not require a pa
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.5.98_ww on Android before 4.4 allows remote attacker
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive file names via a
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