CVE-2020-1902

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5

Description

A user running a quick search on a highly forwarded message on WhatsApp for Android from v2.20.108 to v2.20.140 or WhatsApp Business for Android from v2.20.35 to v2.20.49 could have been sent to the Google service over plain HTTP.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2020-1902

Assigner
cve-assign@fb.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2020-10-06T18:15:15

Last Modified Date
2021-09-14T18:16:22

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-319	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::android::*	1	OR	2.20.108	2.20.140
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business::::::android::*	1	OR	2.20.35	2.20.49

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
7.5

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1902
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1902

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:05:23				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 23:47:29	2020-10-06T18:15Z	2020-10-06T18:15:15	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-04 23:47:29		2021-09-14T18:16:22	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-04 23:47:29		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated