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medium 5.5

CVE-2020-1904 json

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 direct…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-12730

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Facebook WhatsApp for iOS 2.20.61
  • Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS 2.20.61

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Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Facebook WhatsApp for iOS
  • Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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