Medium severity · published Jul 16, 2019
CVE-2019-3571
An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that would be displayed with a wrong extension
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that would be displayed with a wrong extension.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WH
Whatsapp · Whatsapp
before 0.3.3793; before 0.3.3793 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3571
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3571
Third Party Advisory
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3571
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