CVE-2020-1902 Information disclosure in WhatsApp Business for Android

What is CVE-2020-1902?

CVE-2020-1902 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android, published on 6 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A user running a quick search on a highly forwarded message on WhatsApp for Android from v2.20.108 to v2.20.140 or WhatsApp Business for Android from v2.20.35 to v2.20.49 could have been sent to the Google service over plain HTTP.

Weakness: CWE-319, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1902?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Whatsapp Whatsapp, Whatsapp Whatsapp Business.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1902 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-1902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android

• CVE-2019-3568 WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-18426 WhatsApp Cross-Site Scripting Exploited High 8.2
• CVE-2025-55177 Meta Platforms WhatsApp Incorrect Authorization Exploited Medium 5.4
• CVE-2022-36934 Integer overflow in WhatsApp Business for Android Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-24042 Memory corruption in WhatsApp Business for Android Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mp88-95vj-8f9m.