Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.2
HIGH
CVE-2019-18426
WhatsApp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 21, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:33 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone allows cross-site scripting and local file reading.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18426

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-18426 has a 10 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-18426 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Whatsapp whatsapp
2 Whatsapp whatsapp_for_desktop
3 Whatsapp whatsapp_desktop
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-18426.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157097/WhatsApp-Desktop-0.3.9308-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-18426 Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157097/WhatsApp-Desktop-0.3.9308-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-18426 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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bikramsah/Meta--BugBounty-Writeups

None

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 10, 2024, 6:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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0dayhunter/Facebook-BugBounty-Writeups

Collection of Facebook Bug Bounty Writeups

Updated: 6 months ago
7 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 16, 2023, 12:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 3 weeks ago
548 stars 35 fork 35 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1228 different CVEs too.
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developer3000S/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
34 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.
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hectorgie/PoC-in-GitHub

None

Updated: 3 months ago
19 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1052 different CVEs too.
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jaiswalakshansh/Facebook-BugBounty-Writeups

Collection of Facebook Bug Bounty Writeups

bug-bounty bugbounty bugbounty-writeups facebook-security

Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago
610 stars 112 fork 112 watcher
Born at : Oct. 16, 2020, 12:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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0xT11/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago
86 stars 33 fork 33 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1113 different CVEs too.
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weizman/weizman

None

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 1, 2020, 8:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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abhav/nvd_scrapper

Scrapper for https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feeds

Python

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 7, 2020, 1:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.
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PerimeterX/CVE-2019-18426

None

cve-2019-18426

Updated: 9 months, 2 weeks ago
10 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : Feb. 29, 2020, 9:36 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-18426 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-18426 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157097/WhatsApp-Desktop-0.3.9308-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    Added Reference https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-18426
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157097/WhatsApp-Desktop-0.3.9308-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157097/WhatsApp-Desktop-0.3.9308-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157097/WhatsApp-Desktop-0.3.9308-Cross-Site-Scripting.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-18426 No Types Assigned https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-18426 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration AND *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.20.10 *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_for_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.3.9309
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-18426 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-18426 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.40 }} 0.31%

score

0.86127

percentile

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