WhatsApp Messenger Profile Image URL information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in WhatsApp Messenger (Messaging Software) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Profile Image Handler. The manipulation as part of a URL leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was published 01/24/2015 by Indrajeet Bhuyan as WhatsApp Web photo privacy bug as confirmed video (Youtube). The advisory is shared at youtube.com. The public release happened without involvement of the project team. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Indrajeet Bhuyan in URL and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at youtube.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with SMS, Google Hangout or iMessage as an alternative.

Additional details are provided at grahamcluley.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Indrajeet Bhuyan
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Alternative: SMS/Google Hangout/iMessage

Timelineinfo

01/24/2015 🔍
01/24/2015 +0 days 🔍
01/30/2015 +6 days 🔍
07/09/2017 +891 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: WhatsApp Web photo privacy bug
Researcher: Indrajeet Bhuyan
Status: Confirmed
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/30/2015 13:22
Updated: 07/09/2017 08:14
Changes: 01/30/2015 13:22 (51), 07/09/2017 08:14 (2)
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