# CVE-2018-11614: Privilege escalation in Samsung Members

> Remote attackers with low-privileged code execution can escalate privileges via Intent handling flaws in Samsung Members.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-78fx-2j49-jhpq

## What is CVE-2018-11614?

CVE-2018-11614 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Members, published on 24 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Members Fixed in version 2.4.25. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Intents. The issue lies in the ability to send an Intent that would not otherwise be reachable. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application. Was ZDI-CAN-5361.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11614?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Samsung Members.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11614?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11614 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-11614 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11614 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Members

- [CVE-2021-25432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25432/): Information disclosure in Samsung Members (low 3.3)
- [CVE-2022-36877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36877/): Information disclosure in Samsung Members (low 2.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11614 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11614 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Members, published on 24 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11614 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Members. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11614/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11614/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11614
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11614
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11614

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11614/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.