7.5

CVE-2020-1890: facebook whatsapp business for android Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 03-09-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1890 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in facebook whatsapp business for android. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.18%
0%100%
Low · -0.22 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-09-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

67%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.22 pp

From 1.40% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Facebook2 products
Whatsapp2 products

2 vendors · 4 products

References

1 links