CVE-2018-14983 Information disclosure in n/a
A malicious app can force the device to take screenshots of notifications, potentially exposing sensitive data like 2FA codes, even when the screen is locked.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14983?
CVE-2018-14983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sony Xperia L1 Android device with a build fingerprint of Sony/G3313/G3313:7.0/43.0.A.6.49/2867558199:user/release-keys contains the android framework (i.e., system_server) with a package name of android (versionCode=24, versionName=7.0) that has been modified by Sony or another entity in the supply chain. The system_server process in the core android package has an exported broadcast receiver that allows any app co-located on the device to programmatically initiate the taking of a screenshot and have the resulting screenshot be written to external storage. The taking of a screenshot is not transparent to the user; the device has a screen animation as the screenshot is taken and there is a notification indicating that a screenshot occurred. If the attacking app also requests the EXPAND_STATUS_BAR permission, it can wake the device up using certain techniques and expand the status bar to take a screenshot of the user's notifications even if the device has an active screen lock. The notifications may contain sensitive data such as text messages used in two-factor authentication. The system_server process that provides this capability cannot be disabled, as it is part of the Android framework. The notification can be removed by a local Denial of Service (DoS) attack to reboot the device.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14983?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sony Xperia L1 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14983 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-14983 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14983 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-486m-w2rh-xjxm.