Vulnerability database
Every flaw the U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency (CISA) has confirmed attackers are using, plus the new WordPress plugin and theme bugs published each day, sorted by what they mean for a small business. We refresh it twice a day. If you see something your website or office runs, tell us.
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Oct 6, 2020A stack overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.196.16, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.196.12, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.90, WhatsApCVE-2020-1907 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comCritical 9.8
A stack overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.196.16, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.196.12, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.90, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.90, and WhatsApp for Portal prior to v173.0.0.29.505 could have allowed arbitrary code execution when parsing the contents of an RTP Extension header.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Oct 6, 2020A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.130 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.46 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write when CVE-2020-1906 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 7.8
A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.130 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.46 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write when processing malformed local videos with E-AC-3 audio streams.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Oct 6, 2020Media ContentProvider URIs used for opening attachments in other apps were generated sequentially prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.20.185, which could have alloCVE-2020-1905 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comLow 3.3
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.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Oct 6, 2020A path validation issue in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have allowed for directory traversal overwriCVE-2020-1904 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comMedium 5.5
A path validation issue in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have allowed for directory traversal overwriting files when sending specially crafted docx, xlsx, and pptx files as attachments to messages.
- Product
- WhatsApp for iOS
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Oct 6, 2020An issue when unzipping docx, pptx, and xlsx documents in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have resultedCVE-2020-1903 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comMedium 5.5
An issue when unzipping docx, pptx, and xlsx documents in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have resulted in an out-of-memory denial of service. This issue would have required the receiver to explicitly open the attachment if it was received from a number not in the receiver's WhatsApp contacts.
- Product
- WhatsApp for iOS
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Oct 6, 2020A user running a quick search on a highly forwarded message on WhatsApp for Android from v2.20.108 to v2.20.140 or WhatsApp Business for Android from v2.20.35 tCVE-2020-1902 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 7.5
A user running a quick search on a highly forwarded message on WhatsApp for Android from v2.20.108 to v2.20.140 or WhatsApp Business for Android from v2.20.35 to v2.20.49 could have been sent to the Google service over plain HTTP.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Oct 6, 2020Receiving a large text message containing URLs in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4 could have caused the application to freeze while processing the message.CVE-2020-1901 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comMedium 5.3
Receiving a large text message containing URLs in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4 could have caused the application to freeze while processing the message.
- Product
- WhatsApp for iOS
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Sep 3, 2020A stack write overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.35, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.20, WhatsApp for iPhone prior to v2.20.30, and WhCVE-2020-1894 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 8.8
A stack write overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.35, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.20, WhatsApp for iPhone prior to v2.20.30, and WhatsApp Business for iPhone prior to v2.20.30 could have allowed arbitrary code execution when playing a specially crafted push to talk message.
- Product
- WhatsApp Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Sep 3, 2020A user controlled parameter used in video call in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.17, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.7, WhatsApp for iPhone prCVE-2020-1891 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comCritical 9.8
A user controlled parameter used in video call in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.17, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.7, WhatsApp for iPhone prior to v2.20.20, and WhatsApp Business for iPhone prior to v2.20.20 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write on 32-bit devices.
- Product
- WhatsApp Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Sep 3, 2020A URL validation issue in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have caused the recipient of a stickerCVE-2020-1890 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 7.5
A URL validation issue in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have caused the recipient of a sticker message containing deliberately malformed data to load an image from a sender-controlled URL without user interaction.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Sep 3, 2020A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege ifCVE-2020-1889 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comCritical 10
A security feature bypass issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed for sandbox escape in Electron and escalation of privilege if combined with a remote code execution vulnerability inside the sandboxed renderer process.
- Product
- WhatsApp Desktop
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Sep 3, 2020A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write via a sCVE-2020-1886 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 8.8
A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write via a specially crafted video stream after receiving and answering a malicious video call.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Sep 3, 2020An input validation issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed cross-site scripting upon clicking on a link from a specially craftCVE-2019-11928 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comMedium 6.1
An input validation issue in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to v0.3.4932 could have allowed cross-site scripting upon clicking on a link from a specially crafted live location message.
- Product
- WhatsApp Desktop
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordwhatsapp.comwhatsapp.com
Jan 21, 2020WhatsApp Cross-Site Scripting VulnerabilityCVE-2019-18426 · Other software · Meta Platforms · reported by cve-assign@fb.comExploitedHigh 8.2
A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone allows cross-site scripting and local file reading.
- Product
- On CISA’s list since
- May 23, 2022 (federal fix deadline Jun 13, 2022)
- What to do
- Attackers are using this now. Install Meta Platforms’s update today. If there is no update for your version, take the product off the internet or stop using it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordCISA catalogpacketstormsecurity.comfacebook.com
Nov 14, 2019A stack-based buffer overflow could be triggered in WhatsApp by sending a specially crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user.CVE-2019-11931 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 7.8
A stack-based buffer overflow could be triggered in WhatsApp by sending a specially crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user. The issue was present in parsing the elementary stream metadata of an MP4 file and could result in a DoS or RCE. This affects Android versions prior to 2.19.274, iOS versions prior to 2.19.100, Enterprise Client versions prior to 2.25.3, Business for Android versions prior to 2.19.104 and Business for iOS versions prior to 2.19.100.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordfacebook.comfacebook.com
Oct 23, 2019A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow remote attackers to exeCVE-2019-11933 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comCritical 9.8
A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordfacebook.comfacebook.com
Oct 3, 2019A double free vulnerability in the DDGifSlurp function in decoding.c in the android-gif-drawable library before version 1.2.18, as used in WhatsApp for Android CVE-2019-11932 · Other software · koral-- · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 8.8
A double free vulnerability in the DDGifSlurp function in decoding.c in the android-gif-drawable library before version 1.2.18, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.244 and many other Android applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service when the library is used to parse a specially crafted GIF image.
- Product
- android-gif-drawable
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordpacketstormsecurity.compacketstormsecurity.com
Sep 27, 2019An integer overflow in WhatsApp media parsing libraries allows a remote attacker to perform an out-of-bounds write on the heap via specially-crafted EXIF tags iCVE-2019-11927 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 7.8
An integer overflow in WhatsApp media parsing libraries allows a remote attacker to perform an out-of-bounds write on the heap via specially-crafted EXIF tags in WEBP images. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.143 and WhatsApp for iOS before version 2.19.100.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordfacebook.comfacebook.com
Jul 16, 2019An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that would be displayed witCVE-2019-3571 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comMedium 5.3
An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that would be displayed with a wrong extension.
- Product
- WhatsApp Desktop
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordfacebook.comfacebook.com
Jun 14, 2019An out-of-bounds read was possible in WhatsApp due to incorrect parsing of RTP extension headers.CVE-2018-6350 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comCritical 9.8
An out-of-bounds read was possible in WhatsApp due to incorrect parsing of RTP extension headers. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to 2.18.276, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to 2.18.99, WhatsApp for iOS prior to 2.18.100.6, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to 2.18.100.2, and WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to 2.18.224.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordsecurityfocus.comfacebook.com
Jun 14, 2019When receiving calls using WhatsApp for Android, a missing size check when parsing a sender-provided packet allowed for a stack-based overflow.CVE-2018-6349 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comCritical 9.8
When receiving calls using WhatsApp for Android, a missing size check when parsing a sender-provided packet allowed for a stack-based overflow. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to 2.18.248 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to 2.18.132.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordsecurityfocus.comfacebook.com
Jun 14, 2019When receiving calls using WhatsApp on Android, a stack allocation failed to properly account for the amount of data being passed in.CVE-2018-6339 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comCritical 9.8
When receiving calls using WhatsApp on Android, a stack allocation failed to properly account for the amount of data being passed in. An off-by-one error meant that data was written beyond the allocated space on the stack. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android starting in version 2.18.180 and was fixed in version 2.18.295. It also affects WhatsApp Business for Android starting in version v2.18.103 and was fixed in version v2.18.150.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordfacebook.comfacebook.com
Jun 14, 2019When receiving calls using WhatsApp for iOS, a missing size check when parsing a sender-provided packet allowed for a stack-based overflow.CVE-2018-20655 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comCritical 9.8
When receiving calls using WhatsApp for iOS, a missing size check when parsing a sender-provided packet allowed for a stack-based overflow. This issue affects WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.18.90.24 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.18.90.24.
- Product
- WhatsApp for iOS
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordsecurityfocus.comfacebook.com
May 14, 2019WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityCVE-2019-3568 · Other software · Meta Platforms · reported by cve-assign@fb.comExploitedCritical 9.8
A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a target phone number.
- Product
- On CISA’s list since
- Apr 19, 2022 (federal fix deadline May 10, 2022)
- What to do
- Attackers are using this now. Install Meta Platforms’s update today. If there is no update for your version, take the product off the internet or stop using it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordCISA catalogsecurityfocus.comfacebook.com
May 10, 2019A 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 prevCVE-2019-3566 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comMedium 5.9
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.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordfacebook.comfacebook.com
Dec 31, 2018A heap corruption in WhatsApp can be caused by a malformed RTP packet being sent after a call is established.CVE-2018-6344 · Other software · Facebook · reported by cve-assign@fb.comHigh 7.5
A heap corruption in WhatsApp can be caused by a malformed RTP packet being sent after a call is established. The vulnerability can be used to cause denial of service. It affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.18.293, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.18.93, and WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.172.
- Product
- WhatsApp for Android
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordsecurityfocus.comgoogleprojectzero.blogspot.com
May 31, 2018An issue was discovered in the MULTIDOTS Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp and Viber plugin 1.0.8 for WordPress.CVE-2018-11632 · WordPress plugins & themes · reported by MITREMedium 6.5
An issue was discovered in the MULTIDOTS Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp and Viber plugin 1.0.8 for WordPress. If an admin user can be tricked into visiting a crafted URL created by an attacker (via spear phishing/social engineering), the attacker can change the plugin settings via wp-admin/admin-post.php CSRF. There's no nonce or capability check in the whatsapp_share_setting_add_update() function.
- Product
- MULTIDOTS Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp and Viber
- Affected
- 1.0.8 to 1.0.8
- What to do
- Affects 1.0.8 to 1.0.8. Update MULTIDOTS Add Social Share Messenger Buttons Whatsapp and Viber to the newest version and check its changelog mentions this fix; if there isn’t one yet, deactivate it until there is.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordlabs.threatpress.comwordpress.org
May 18, 2017Facebook WhatsApp Messenger before 2.16.323 for Android uses the SD card for cleartext storage of files (Audio, Documents, Images, Video, and Voice Notes) assocCVE-2017-8769 · Other software · Whatsapp · reported by MITREMedium 4.6
Facebook WhatsApp Messenger before 2.16.323 for Android uses the SD card for cleartext storage of files (Audio, Documents, Images, Video, and Voice Notes) associated with a chat, even after that chat is deleted. There may be users who expect file deletion to occur upon chat deletion, or who expect encryption (consistent with the application's use of an encrypted database to store chat text). NOTE: the vendor reportedly indicates that they do not "consider these to be security issues" because a user may legitimately want to preserve any file for use "in other apps like the Google Photos gallery" regardless of whether its associated chat is deleted
- Product
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordsecurityfocus.comwwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com
Where this comes from: the exploited list is CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Everything else is the whole National Vulnerability Database, where each record is published by the team that found the bug (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan, the vendors themselves and others); we show who. Exploit odds are FIRST’s EPSS, updated daily. Titles and categories are ours, so check the linked record before acting on a detail. For a write-up of the big ones, see our advisories. Every vendor, and every WordPress plugin and theme with a recorded flaw, also has its own page. All of it is free to reuse as JSON, CSV or RSS.
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