CVE-2022-28542 Missing authorization in Galaxy Store

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can access privileged content providers via improper intent sanitization in the Samsung Galaxy Store app.

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

What is CVE-2022-28542?

CVE-2022-28542 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Galaxy Store, 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 sanitization of incoming intent in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.40.5 allows local attackers to access privileged content providers as Galaxy Store permission.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28542?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Galaxy Store.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28542 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-2022-28542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4h5x-x4pf-rgvw.

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