whatsapp whatsapp CVE-2020-1905 is a vulnerability in WhatsApp
Published on October 6, 2020

Media ContentProvider URIs used for opening attachments in other apps were generated sequentially prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.20.185, which could have allowed a malicious third party app chosen to open the file to guess the URIs for previously opened attachments until the opener app is terminated.

NVD

Weakness Type

Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers

The product uses a scheme that generates numbers or identifiers that are more predictable than required.


Products Associated with CVE-2020-1905

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Affected Versions

Facebook WhatsApp for Android:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.28%
Percentile
51.02%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.