# CVE-2021-25527: Missing authorization in Samsung Pay

> Attackers can access Bill Pay and Recharge menus in Samsung Pay without authentication due to improper component export.

- **Severity:** Low 3.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g7qh-99q7-56qv

## What is CVE-2021-25527?

CVE-2021-25527 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Pay, published on 8 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper export of Android application components vulnerability in Samsung Pay (India only) prior to version 4.1.77 allows attacker to access Bill Pay and Recharge menu without authentication.

Weakness: CWE-926 (Improper Export of Android Application Components)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25527?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Pay.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25527?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Pay

- [CVE-2021-25525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25525/): Security feature bypass in Samsung Pay (low 2.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25527 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25527 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Pay, published on 8 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Pay. 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-2021-25527/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25527/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25527
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25527
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25527

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25527/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.