Re: [Full-disclosure] whatsapp opening url in background

[Frank Habermann]

Hi,

> I have been talking with WhatsApp about this issue during some days and
> this error is solved in last version *2.11.134.*
> 
> I have been written an advisory for this:
> http://foosec.com/docs/whatsapp.html
Thanks for the info.

Frank

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[Full-disclosure] whatsapp opening url in background

[Frank Habermann]

Hi List,

i wonder about url opening in background in whatsapp.
I am using an android phone.

If i send a url to some other user(with android) in whatsapp my whatsapp
and the the other user is opening the url in background without any user
interaction.
Is this normal?

I could reproduce this only on android. Not on ios.

Is this a android problem or a whatsapp problem?
Sounds very strange and insecure for me.

regards,
Frank

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