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WhatsApp Bug Allowed Attackers to Access the Local File System
WhatsApp Bug Allowed Attackers to Access the Local File System
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Exclamation  04 February 20, 18:35
Quote:Facebook patched a critical WhatsApp vulnerability that would have allowed potential attackers to read files from a user's local file system, on both macOS and Windows platforms.
 
"A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone allows cross-site scripting and local file reading," Facebook's security advisory explains. "Exploiting the vulnerability requires the victim to click a link preview from a specially crafted text message."
 
All WhatsApp Desktop versions before v0.3.9309 are affected by this issue when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.10.

Read more: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...le-system/
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