CVE-2017-17226
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe TripAdvisor app with the versions before TAMobileApp-24.6.4 pre-installed in some Huawei mobile phones have an arbitrary URL loading vulnerability due to insufficient input validation and improper configuration. An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to invoke TripAdvisor to load a specific URL and execute malicious code contained in the URL.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe TripAdvisor mobile app (versions before TAMobileApp-24.6.4) pre-installed on certain Huawei phones contains an arbitrary URL loading vulnerability. The app does not properly validate URLs before loading them, allowing an attacker to invoke the app to load malicious URLs that can execute arbitrary code.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 24.6.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify TripAdvisor app is installedCheck device for TripAdvisor app - on Android, go to Settings > Apps and look for 'TripAdvisor', or use ADB command: adb shell pm list packages | grep tripadvisorAffected if TripAdvisor app is found on the device
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Retrieve installed TripAdvisor versionOn Android: Go to Settings > Apps > TripAdvisor > App info to view version number. Or use ADB: adb shell dumpsys package com.tripadvisor.tripadvisor | grep versionNameAffected if Version number returned is below 24.6.4 (e.g., 24.6.3, 24.5.0, etc.)
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Confirm version format matches affected rangeCompare your retrieved version to the affected range TAMobileApp-<24.6.4. The version may display as a number like 24.6.3 or with prefix 'TAMobileApp-' in some listing interfaces.Affected if Displayed version is a number less than 24.6.4, indicating the app is vulnerable to arbitrary URL loading
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Check if pre-installed on Huawei deviceIf running on a Huawei device, verify whether TripAdvisor came pre-installed (check bloatware list or ask device manufacturer). Pre-installation was the primary distribution vector for affected versions.Affected if Device is Huawei with TripAdvisor pre-installed AND version is below 24.6.4
User is affected if the installed TripAdvisor app version is lower than 24.6.4 (or the TAMobileApp version prefix is below 24.6.4), as this version range contains the arbitrary URL loading vulnerability that allows code execution via unvalidated URLs.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor data24.6.4
Update the TripAdvisor app to version TAMobileApp-24.6.4 or later. Users of affected Huawei devices with pre-installed versions should contact Huawei or TripAdvisor support for patch availability.
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