Improper Authorization in Samsung Health - CVE-2023-42539

 

Improper Authorization in Samsung Health - CVE-2023-42539

Published: November 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82797
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42539
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to pendingIntent hijacking issue in ChallengeNotificationManager. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

Samsung Health

How to mitigate CVE-2023-42539

Install updates from vendor's website.

Samsung Health - update to 6.25

External References

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