Use of Implicit Intent for Sensitive Communication in Samsung Firewall - CVE-2023-42552

 

Use of Implicit Intent for Sensitive Communication in Samsung Firewall - CVE-2023-42552

Published: November 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82886
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42552
CWE-ID: CWE-927
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to implicit intent hijacking issue. A remote attacker can tamper the database of Firewall.


Affected software

Samsung Firewall

How to mitigate CVE-2023-42552

Install updates from vendor's website.

Samsung Firewall - addressed in versions 12.1.00.24, 13.1.00.16, 14.1.00.7

External References

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