Overview
- Description
- A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.9309 when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.10 allows cross-site scripting and local file reading. Exploiting the vulnerability requires the victim to click a link preview from a specially crafted text message.
- Source
- cve-assign@fb.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.2
- Impact score
- 4.7
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.8
- Impact score
- 4.9
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Known exploits
Data from CISA
- Vulnerability name
- WhatsApp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- Exploit added on
- May 23, 2022
- Exploit action due
- Jun 13, 2022
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "2D9DA8A2-5225-4E0D-A8DF-1E1E9404263C",
"versionEndExcluding": "2.20.10"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_for_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "41105557-48D5-4497-8F77-9DFC53E88B17",
"versionEndExcluding": "0.3.9309"
}
],
"operator": "AND"
}
]
}
]