What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 6, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated

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