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CVE-2020-1905

Published: Oct 6, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-340
NVD MITRE
3.3CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Media ContentProvider URIs used for opening attachments in other apps were generated sequentially prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.20.185, which could have allowed a malicious third party app chosen to open the file to guess the URIs for previously opened attachments until the opener app is terminated.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-340CWE-330

Affected Products

WhatsApp for AndroidFacebookCommunications
whatsappwhatsapp
Mobile App
Communications / messaging-chat
facebookcommercialUSCommunicationsaka meta, facebook inc.
whatsappcommercialCommunicationsaka whatsapp business, whatsapp desktop

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/
whatsapp.com

Timeline

Published
Oct 6, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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