CVE-2023-21257 — Missing Authorization in Frameworks Base

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform Frameworks BaseGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedJul 13

Description

In updateSettingsInternalLI of InstallPackageHelper.java, there is a possible way to sideload an app in the work profile due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Androidplatform/frameworks_base13-next:0 — 13-next:2023-07-01+1
▶CVEListV5google/android13
▶NVDgoogle/android13.0

Patches

Patch: android.googlesource.com ↗Patch: source.android.com ↗Patch: android.googlesource.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w254-3cgp-h5hf: In updateSettingsInternalLI of InstallPackageHelper↗2023-07-13
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OSV
CVE-2023-21257: In updateSettingsInternalLI of InstallPackageHelper↗2023-07-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2023-21257: Android Security Bulletin 2023-07-01 CVE: CVE-2023-21257 Severity: HIGH Type: EoP Affected AOSP versions: 13 References: A-257443065↗2023-07-01
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