Facebook WhatsApp/WhatsApp Business on Android Google service cleartext transmission
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Facebook WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business on Android (Social Network Software) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Google service Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The weakness was released 10/07/2020. The advisory is shared for download at whatsapp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-1902. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/15/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1040.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cleartext transmissionCWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1040
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/02/2019 🔍10/07/2020 🔍
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11/17/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: whatsapp.comStatus: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2020-1902 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
Entry
Created: 10/07/2020 10:53Updated: 11/17/2020 01:04
Changes: 10/07/2020 10:53 (36), 11/15/2020 10:22 (4), 11/17/2020 00:57 (3), 11/17/2020 01:04 (14)
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