# CVE-2022-22284: Auth bypass in Samsung Internet

> Attackers can bypass secret mode password authentication in Samsung Internet, exposing private browsing data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-47j2-g964-m78g

## What is CVE-2022-22284?

CVE-2022-22284 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Samsung Internet, published on 7 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper authentication vulnerability in Samsung Internet prior to 16.0.2.19 allows attackers to bypass secret mode password authentication

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22284?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Internet.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Internet

- [CVE-2021-25400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25400/): Other in Samsug Internet (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-25418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25418/): Missing authorization in Samsung Internet (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-20838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20838/): Code injection in Samsung Internet (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-30674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30674/): Security feature bypass in Samsung Internet (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-22290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22290/): Other in Samsung Internet (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22284 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22284 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Samsung Internet, published on 7 Jan 2022. 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-2022-22284 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-2022-22284/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22284/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22284
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22284
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22284

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22284/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.