CVE-2020-1889
WhatsApp Desktop Electron Sandbox Escape
Description
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege if combined with a remote code execution vulnerability inside the sandboxed renderer process.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 3, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 14, 2021, 6:17 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-1889 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2020-1889.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/ | 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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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-1889 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-1889 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/ No Types Assigned https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.3.4932
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-1889 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-2020-1889
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.32 }} -0.06%
score
0.86287
percentile