# CVE-2020-14118: Open redirect in Mi App Store

> Attackers can exploit intent redirection in Mi App Store to force automatic download and installation of malicious applications.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rxwc-h9c5-48jq

## What is CVE-2020-14118?

CVE-2020-14118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mi App Store, published on 21 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An intent redirection vulnerability in the Mi App Store product. This vulnerability is caused by the Mi App Store does not verify the validity of the incoming data, can cause the app store to automatically download and install apps.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14118?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mi Mi App Store.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-14118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mi App Store

- [CVE-2020-14121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14121/): Business logic in Mi App Store (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14118 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mi App Store, published on 21 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mi App Store. 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-2020-14118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14118/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14118
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14118
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14118

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14118/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.