File disclosure via implicit Android intent
Published Nov 7, 2023 · Updated Jun 11, 2025
Use of an implicit intent in Samsung Account before 14.5.00.7 allows attackers to read arbitrary files with the app's privileges. The startMandatoryCheckActivity component sends sensitive file communication through an implicit rather than explicit Android intent. Exploitation requires local execution and user interaction, and the resulting impact is limited to files readable by Samsung Account.
Summary
What happened
Use of an implicit intent in Samsung Account before 14.5.00.7 allows attackers to read arbitrary files with the app's privileges. The startMandatoryCheckActivity component sends sensitive file communication through an implicit rather than explicit Android intent. Exploitation requires local execution and user interaction, and the resulting impact is limited to files readable by Samsung Account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-42548
- Published
- Nov 7, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- Samsung Account
- Classifications
- CWE-927, T1533
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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