CVE-2019-11928 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An input validation issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed cross-site scripting upon clicking on a link from a specially crafted live location message.

Published: 2020-09-03

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Facebook

WhatsApp Desktop

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0.3.4932`	affected	—
`unspecified`	affected	< 0.3.4932

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-3586	An input validation issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed cross-site scripting upon clicking on a link from a specially crafted live location message.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0021.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/

History

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Subscriptions

Whatsapp Whatsapp Desktop

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: facebook

Published: 2020-09-03T21:10:17.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T23:10:29.535Z

Reserved: 2019-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-11928

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-03T21:15:10.423

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:22:00.077

Link: CVE-2019-11928

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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