cve-2020-1908
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-11-03 19:15
Modified
2024-08-04 06:53
Severity ?
Summary
Improper authorization of the Screen Lock feature in WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.100 could have permitted use of Siri to interact with the WhatsApp application even after the phone was locked.
References
cve-assign@fb.comhttps://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS Version: 2.20.100
Version: unspecified   < 2.20.100
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   Facebook WhatsApp for iOS Version: 2.20.100
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