CVE-2020-1908

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 4.6

Description

Improper authorization of the Screen Lock feature in WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.100 could have permitted use of Siri to interact with the WhatsApp application even after the phone was locked.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2020-1908

Assigner
cve-assign@fb.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2020-11-03T20:15:12

Last Modified Date
2020-11-13T19:19:46

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-552	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/552.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::iphone_os::*	1	OR		2.20.100
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business::::::iphone_os::*	1	OR		2.20.100

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

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

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
2.1

Severity
LOW

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
4.6

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
0.9

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-2020-1908
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1908

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:20:04				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 16:04:02	2020-11-03T20:15Z	2020-11-03T20:15:12	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 16:04:02		2020-11-13T19:19:46	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 16:04:02		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated