# CVE-2022-24924: Missing authorization in LiveWallpaper

> An attacker can create specific system directories without proper permissions due to improper access control in Samsung LiveWallpaperService.

- **Severity:** Low 2.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2wx9-j8x2-r9vm

## What is CVE-2022-24924?

CVE-2022-24924 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile LiveWallpaper, 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

An improper access control in LiveWallpaperService prior to versions 3.0.9.0 allows to create a specific named system directory without a proper permission.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24924?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Livewallpaperservice.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-24924?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24924 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-24924 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- An improper access control in LiveWallpaperService prior to versions 3.0.9.0 allows to create a specific named system directory without a proper permission. (github_poc): https://github.com/heegong/CVE-2022-24924

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-24924 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-24924 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile LiveWallpaper, 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Mobile LiveWallpaper. 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-2022-24924/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24924/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24924
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24924
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24924

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24924/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.