CVE-2019-3566 vulnerability in WhatsApp Products
Published on May 10, 2019
A bug in WhatsApp for Android's messaging logic would potentially allow a malicious individual who has taken over over a WhatsApp user's account to recover previously sent messages. This behavior requires independent knowledge of metadata for previous messages, which are not available publicly. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android 2.19.52 and 2.19.54 - 2.19.103, as well as WhatsApp Business for Android starting in v2.19.22 until v2.19.38.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2019-3566 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-3566
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Affected Versions
Facebook WhatsApp for Android:- Version 2.19.104 is affected.
- Version 2.19.54 and below unspecified is affected.
- Version 2.19.52 is affected.
- Version 2.19.38 is affected.
- Version 2.19.22 and below unspecified is affected.
Exploit Probability
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