CVE-2022-23434 Code injection in Bixby Vision

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute privileged actions by hijacking and modifying intents in Samsung Bixby Vision on Android devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-23434?

CVE-2022-23434 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Bixby Vision, published on 11 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability using PendingIntent in Bixby Vision prior to versions 3.7.60.8 in Android S(12), 3.7.50.6 in Andorid R(11) and below allows attackers to execute privileged action by hijacking and modifying the intent.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23434?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Bixby.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23434?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-23434 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2gw6-v2h7-g6vm.

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