Android tapjacking: EnableAccountPreferenceActivity leads to malicious account
CVE-2022-20501 Published on December 13, 2022
In onCreate of EnableAccountPreferenceActivity.java, there is a possible way to mislead the user into enabling a malicious phone account due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-246933359
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-20501 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Clickjacking Vulnerability?
The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with. A web application is expected to place restrictions on whether it is allowed to be rendered within frames, iframes, objects, embed or applet elements. Without the restrictions, users can be tricked into interacting with the application when they were not intending to.
CVE-2022-20501 has been classified to as a Clickjacking vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-20501
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Exploit Probability
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