CVE-2020-14121 Business logic in Mi App Store

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass permission checks to perform local silent installations in the Mi App Store, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution.

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-2020-14121?

CVE-2020-14121 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mi App Store, published on 21 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A business logic vulnerability exists in Mi App Store. The vulnerability is caused by incomplete permission checks of the products being bypassed, and an attacker can exploit the vulnerability to perform a local silent installation.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14121?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mi Mi App Store.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14121?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14121 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-14121 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14121 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x996-66p6-8fwx.

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