CVE-2022-25833 Auth bypass in Samsung Mobile Devices

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in ImsService to access IMSI data without required permissions on Samsung mobile devices.

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-2022-25833?

CVE-2022-25833 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper authentication in ImsService prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to get IMSI without READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE permission.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25833?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25833 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-25833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jcgw-m6mj-82vv.

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