What is CVE-2019-11928?

CVE-2019-11928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Desktop, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-09-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-11928?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-11928 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Facebook Whatsapp Desktop

CVE-2019-11928

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Facebook Whatsapp Desktop — versions 0.3.4932, unspecified
Whatsapp Whatsapp_desktop

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

404notf0und/CVE-Flow

References

cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11928?: CVE-2019-11928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Desktop, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-11928?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-11928 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.