Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2019-20532

 

Improper Authentication in Google Android - CVE-2019-20532

Published: March 24, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34675
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20532
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. Attackers can access the Developer options without authentication. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-15800 (December 2019).


How to mitigate CVE-2019-20532

Install update from vendor's website.

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