CVE-2021-25506 Missing authorization in Samsung Health
Attackers can access non-existent providers in Samsung Health to read data or cause denial of service via malicious content providers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25506?
CVE-2021-25506 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Health, published on 5 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Non-existent provider in Samsung Health prior to 6.19.1.0001 allows attacker to access it via malicious content provider or lead to denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Health.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2021-25506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Health
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmpr-j6rp-9r78.