CVE-2022-25815 Missing authorization in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can hijack PendingIntents in the Samsung Weather app to perform unauthorized actions without permission.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-25815?

CVE-2022-25815 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PendingIntent hijacking vulnerability in Weather application prior to SMR Mar-2022 Release 1 allows local attackers to perform unauthorized action without permission via hijacking the PendingIntent.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25815?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2022-25815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7j3r-pc2m-8mq4.

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