Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2020 · Assigned by facebook
CVE-2020-1890
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in WhatsApp Business for Android from Facebook. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A URL validation issue in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have caused the recipient of a sticker message containing deliberately malformed data to load an image from a sender-controlled URL without user interaction.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp for Android | 2.20.11unspecified – before 2.20.11 | |
| WhatsApp Business for Android | 2.20.2unspecified – before 2.20.2 |
Weakness: CWE-20
References
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020 x_refsource_CONFIRM