Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver in Samsung SmartThings



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-20852
CWE-ID CWE-925
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SmartThings
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones

Vendor Samsung

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver

EUVDB-ID: #VU87996

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20852

CWE-ID: CWE-925 - Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver. A local application can gain unauthorized access testing configuration.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SmartThings: before 1.8.13.22

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2024&month=04


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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