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A vulnerability was found in WhatsApp Web (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 03/15/2017 with CheckPoint as Check Point Discloses Vulnerability that Allowed Hackers to Take over Hundreds of Millions of WhatsApp & Telegram Accounts as confirmed advisory (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at blog.checkpoint.com. The public release has been coordinated with the project team. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
A private exploit has been developed in HTML/Javascript. It is declared as functional.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
Similar entry is available at 98116.
Product
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Private
Status: Functional
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/15/2017 🔍03/15/2017 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: Check Point Discloses Vulnerability that Allowed Hackers to Take over Hundreds of Millions of WhatsApp & Telegram AccountsOrganization: CheckPoint
Status: Confirmed
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/15/2017 16:56Updated: 08/19/2020 13:01
Changes: 03/15/2017 16:56 (45), 08/19/2020 13:01 (1)
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