CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-42534

Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Published: Nov 07, 2023 | Modified: Nov 13, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Improper input validation vulnerability in ChooserActivity prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files with system privilege.

Weakness

The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Samsung 12.0 (including) 12.0 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-apr-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-apr-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-apr-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-apr-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-aug-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-aug-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-dec-2021-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-dec-2021-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-jan-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-jan-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-jan-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-jan-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-jul-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-jul-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-jul-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-jul-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-jun-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-jun-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-jun-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-jun-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-mar-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-mar-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-mar-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-mar-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-may-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-may-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-may-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-may-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-nov-2021-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-nov-2021-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-oct-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-oct-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-sep-2022-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-sep-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 12.0-smr-sep-2023-r1 (including) 12.0-smr-sep-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0 (including) 13.0 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-apr-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-apr-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-aug-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-aug-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-dec-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-feb-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-jan-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-jan-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-jul-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-jul-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-jun-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-jun-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-mar-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-mar-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-may-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-may-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-nov-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-oct-2022-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-oct-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-oct-2023-r1 (including)
Android Samsung 13.0-smr-sep-2023-r1 (including) 13.0-smr-sep-2023-r1 (including)

Extended Description

Web servers, FTP servers, and similar servers may store a set of files underneath a “root” directory that is accessible to the server’s users. Applications may store sensitive files underneath this root without also using access control to limit which users may request those files, if any. Alternately, an application might package multiple files or directories into an archive file (e.g., ZIP or tar), but the application might not exclude sensitive files that are underneath those directories. In cloud technologies and containers, this weakness might present itself in the form of misconfigured storage accounts that can be read or written by a public or anonymous user.

Potential Mitigations

References