CVE-2019-3566
WhatsApp for Android Messaging Logic Metaclassification Flaw
Description
A bug in WhatsApp for Android's messaging logic would potentially allow a malicious individual who has taken over over a WhatsApp user's account to recover previously sent messages. This behavior requires independent knowledge of metadata for previous messages, which are not available publicly. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android 2.19.52 and 2.19.54 - 2.19.103, as well as WhatsApp Business for Android starting in v2.19.22 until v2.19.38.
INFO
Published Date :
May 10, 2019, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 14, 2021, 12:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2019-3566.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3566 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Removed CWE NIST CWE-200 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:2.19.52:*:*:*:*:android:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions from (including) 2.19.54 up to (including) 2.19.103 OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:2.19.52:*:*:*:*:android:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions from (including) 2.19.54 up to (including) 2.19.103 *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions from (including) 2.19.22 up to (including) 2.19.38 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Facebook, Inc. CWE-284 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A bug in WhatsApp for Android's messaging logic would potentially allow a malicious individual who has taken over over a WhatsApp user's account to recover previously sent messages. This behavior requires independent knowledge of metadata for previous messages, which are not available publicly. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android 2.19.52 and 2.19.54 - 2.19.103. A bug in WhatsApp for Android's messaging logic would potentially allow a malicious individual who has taken over over a WhatsApp user's account to recover previously sent messages. This behavior requires independent knowledge of metadata for previous messages, which are not available publicly. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android 2.19.52 and 2.19.54 - 2.19.103, as well as WhatsApp Business for Android starting in v2.19.22 until v2.19.38. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3566 No Types Assigned https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3566 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:2.19.52:*:*:*:*:android:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions from (including) 2.19.54 up to (including) 2.19.103
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.12 }} 0.00%
score
0.43592
percentile