CVE-2020-1889

A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege if combined with a remote code execution vulnerability inside the sandboxed renderer process.

CVSS v3 10.0 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Sep 2021, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-269~~	NVD-CWE-noinfo

Information

Published : 2020-09-03 21:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:27

NVD link : CVE-2020-1889

Mitre link : CVE-2020-1889

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-1889

JSON object : View

Products Affected

whatsapp

whatsapp_desktop

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-265

Privilege Issues

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