CVE-2022-20217 Missing authorization in Android

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A third-party app can delete Fixed Dialing Numbers contacts due to unauthorized broadcast handling in SprdContactsProvider.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-20217?

CVE-2022-20217 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a unauthorized broadcast in the SprdContactsProvider. A third-party app could use this issue to delete Fdn contact.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-232441378

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20217?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20217?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-20217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-232441378, ASB-A-232441378, GHSA-q7hm-67h5-wjrr, U-1882905.

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