Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver in ThemeStore - CVE-2024-20853

 

Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver in ThemeStore - CVE-2024-20853

Published: April 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87997
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20853
CWE-ID: CWE-925
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Samsung
Affected software:
ThemeStore

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to compromise the affected device.

The vulnerability exists due to improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver. A local application can write arbitrary files to sandbox of ThemeStore.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20853

Install updates from vendor's website.

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