WhatsApp announced that two different critical vulnerabilities were detected and fixed. However, these vulnerabilities still exist in the versions where they were detected.
Today’s most popular messaging app with over 2 billion users WhatsApp, shared an article that interests all users today. The company updated the WhatsApp Security Advice page, Two critical vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed. explained.
The vulnerabilities fixed with the new update are sequentially on the scale of the vulnerabilities, CVE. 9.8 and 7.8 points out of 10 had received. So these vulnerabilities, extremely critical were security vulnerabilities.
Vulnerabilities detected and fixed by WhatsApp:
- CVE-2022-36934: The vulnerability in question could allow third parties to make video calls on your behalf, according to WhatsApp’s statement.
- CVE-2022-27492: This vulnerability was causing malicious code to be integrated into the videos sent to you and these codes to run.
Vulnerabilities in both Android and iOS apps of WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business In versions v2.22.16.12 still exists. In order to eliminate the risk of being negatively affected by security vulnerabilities, it is useful to upgrade your WhatsApp application to the latest version.
How to check WhatsApp version?
- Open the Settings page in WhatsApp.
- Click on the help page.
- Click on ‘Application information’.
- WhatsApp version will appear.
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