CVE-2022-23835 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker with temporary SMS access can steal IMAP credentials to read voice mail messages without user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23835?
CVE-2022-23835 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Visual Voice Mail (VVM) application through 2022-02-24 for Android allows persistent access if an attacker temporarily controls an application that has the READ_SMS permission, and reads an IMAP credentialing message that is (by design) not displayed to the victim within the AOSP SMS/MMS messaging application. (Often, the IMAP credentials are usable to listen to voice mail messages sent before the vulnerability was exploited, in addition to new ones.) NOTE: some vendors characterize this as not a "concrete and exploitable risk.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23835?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Visual Voice Mail Project Visual Voice Mail.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23835?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23835 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23835 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23835 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j23-w6cm-fq4q.