CVE-2020-14049 json
Viber for Windows up to 13.2.0.39 does not properly quote its custom URI handler.
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-6211
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Viber for Windows up to 13.2.0.39 does not properly quote its custom URI handler. A malicious website could launch Viber with arbitrary parameters, forcing a victim to send an NTLM authentication request, and either relay the request or capture the hash for offline password cracking. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-12569.
Patch / fix
- rakuten viber 13.2.0.39
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2.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- jeffs.sh https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-14049.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
References
-
jeffs.sh
/CVEs/CVE-2020-14049.txt
exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory
-
viber.com
/en/security/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-14049
- NVD CVE-2020-14049
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