CVE-2018-20523 Information disclosure in n/a
A malicious app can read the user's cleartext browser history via content provider injection in Xiaomi Stock Browser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-20523?
CVE-2018-20523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Xiaomi Stock Browser 10.2.4.g on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro devices and other Redmi Android phones allows content provider injection. In other words, a third-party application can read the user's cleartext browser history via an app.provider.query content://com.android.browser.searchhistory/searchhistory request.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20523?
It affects 19 products.
Products include Mi Redmi 4a Firmware, Mi Redmi 5 Plus Firmware, Mi Redmi 6 Firmware, Mi Redmi 6a Firmware, Mi Redmi 7 Firmware, Mi Redmi 7a Firmware and 13 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20523?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-20523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgf9-4gwx-vwv9.