What is CVE-2019-3566?

CVE-2019-3566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-3566?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android

CVE-2019-3566

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…

EPSS: 0.011 (61.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android — versions 2.19.38, 2.19.22
Facebook Whatsapp For Android — versions 2.19.104, 2.19.54, 2.19.52
Whatsapp — versions 2.19.52
Whatsapp Whatsapp_business

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve-assign@fb.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3566?: CVE-2019-3566 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-3566?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.