PT-2019-16615 · Facebook · Whatsapp For Android+1

Published 2019-05-10 · Updated 2021-09-14 · CVE-2019-3566

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WhatsApp for Android versions 2.19.52 through 2.19.103 WhatsApp Business for Android versions 2.19.22 through 2.19.38

Description A bug in the messaging logic of WhatsApp for Android could allow a malicious individual who has taken over a user's account to recover previously sent messages. This would require the malicious individual to have independent knowledge of metadata for previous messages, which are not publicly available.

Recommendations For WhatsApp for Android versions 2.19.52 through 2.19.103, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For WhatsApp Business for Android versions 2.19.22 through 2.19.38, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-3566

Affected Products

Whatsapp Business For Android

Whatsapp For Android

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3566 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3566 · Security Note
• https://facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3566 · Note