PT-2020-15156 · Whatsapp+1 · Whatsapp Business For Android+2

Published 2020-10-06 · Updated 2021-09-14 · CVE-2020-1902

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WhatsApp for Android versions 2.20.108 through 2.20.140 WhatsApp Business for Android versions 2.20.35 through 2.20.49

Description A user running a quick search on a highly forwarded message could have been sent to the Google service over plain HTTP, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Recommendations For WhatsApp for Android versions 2.20.108 through 2.20.140, update to a version outside of this range to ensure secure communication. For WhatsApp Business for Android versions 2.20.35 through 2.20.49, update to a version outside of this range to prevent data exposure over plain HTTP.

Fix

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-319

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-1902

Affected Products

Google

Whatsapp Business For Android

Whatsapp For Android

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1902 · Security Note
• https://whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1902 · Vendor Advisory