Medium severity · published Oct 6, 2020
CVE-2020-1904
A path validation issue in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have allowed for directory traversal overwriting files when…
5.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A path validation issue in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have allowed for directory traversal overwriting files when sending specially crafted docx, xlsx, and pptx files as attachments to messages.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WH
Whatsapp · Whatsapp
before 2.20.61 · source: NVD
WB
Whatsapp Business · Whatsapp
before 2.20.61 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1904
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1904
Vendor Advisory
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/
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