CVE-2021-25520 Insecure caller check and input validation vulnerabilities in SearchKeyword deeplink logic prior to Samsung Internet 16.0.2 allows unstruste
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25520 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-25520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Internet, published on 8 Dec 2021.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Samsung Internet. 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-2021-25520/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25520/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25520?
CVE-2021-25520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Internet, published on 8 Dec 2021.
Official description
Insecure caller check and input validation vulnerabilities in SearchKeyword deeplink logic prior to Samsung Internet 16.0.2 allows unstrusted applications to execute script codes in Samsung Internet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25520?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Internet.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-25520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Internet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cw2-xhmh-jqc7.