Sequential Generation of Media ContentProvider URIs in WhatsApp for Android v2.20.185 and Earlier Versions

CVE-2020-1905 · LOW Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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.

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