CVE-2023-21491 — Improper Access Control in Mobile Devices

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA8.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.14%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Samsung Mobile DevicesSamsung Android
Timeline
PublishedMay 4

Description

Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system privilege.

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 Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5samsung_mobile/samsung_mobile_devicesAndroid 12, 13 — SMR May-2023 Release 1
▶NVDsamsung/android12.0, 13.0+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2023-21491: Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system priv↗2023-05-04
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GHSA
GHSA-3fj3-8v7h-68xh: Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system priv↗2023-05-04
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