Improper Access in Android SearchWidget <3.3 -> Untrusted Apps Start Activity
CVE-2023-21518 Published on June 28, 2023

Improper access control vulnerability in SearchWidget prior to version 3.3 in China models allows untrusted applications to start arbitrary activity.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-21518 is exploitable with local system access, and requires 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 have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is an Authorization Vulnerability?

The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

CVE-2023-21518 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-21518

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Affected Versions

Samsung Mobile Samsung SearchWidget:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.11%
Percentile
29.43%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.