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CVE-2020-1905

LOW

3.3

CVSS Score

Published: October 6, 2020 at 05:35 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:02 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorWhatsApp

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Severity

LOW3.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

Description

Media ContentProvider URIs used for opening attachments in other apps were generated sequentially prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.20.185, which could have allowed a malicious third party app chosen to open the file to guess the URIs for previously opened attachments until the opener app is terminated.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WhatsApp · Whatsapp

95%

v < 2.20.1852.20.185

Affected range stops below 2.20.185, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/

CVSS

3.3LOW[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-340CWE-330

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