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Fencer Intel
medium 5.9

CVE-2017-9045 json

The Google I/O 2017 application before 5.1.4 for Android downloads multiple .json files from http://storage.googleapis.com without SSL, whi…

published 2017-05-18 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17985

cvss
5.9
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Google I/O 2017 application before 5.1.4 for Android downloads multiple .json files from http://storage.googleapis.com without SSL, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof Feed and Schedule data by creating a modified blocks_v4.json file.

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/17/advisory-google-io-2017-android-app/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.