CVE-2019-18426: Facebook WhatsApp Desktop vulnerability
Facebook · WhatsApp Desktop
Vendor fix available · Affected: Facebook WhatsApp Desktop · Exploitation: in CISA KEV since 23 May 2022
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
ExploitationIn CISA KEV
- In CISA KEVCISA KEV catalogue23 May 2022
- Exploited (reported): not seen
- Scanning observed: not seen
- Proof of concept public: not seen
- Not established: not seen
Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.9309 when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.10 allows cross-site scripting and local file reading. Exploiting the vulnerability requires the victim to click a link preview from a specially crafted text message.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Facebook · WhatsApp Desktop0.3.9309; before 0.3.9309
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 23 May 2022 · catalogue entry
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Cross-site Scripting
- Vendor
- Published
- January 2020
What changed
- CISA added it to the KEV catalogue CISA
CoverageNo articles yet
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