Improper access control vulnerability in Weather prior to SMR May-2022 Release 1 allows that attackers can access location information that set in Weather without permission. The patch adds proper protection to prevent access to location information.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | 10.0 (including) | 10.0 (including) | |
| Android | 11.0 (including) | 11.0 (including) | |
| Android | 12.0 (including) | 12.0 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: