CVE-2022-30743 Missing authorization in Samsung Account

Medium 5.3 Published 7 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can access contact and gallery data without permission due to improper privilege management in the Samsung Account application.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-30743?

CVE-2022-30743 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Account, published on 7 Jun 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

Improper privilege management vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to 13.2.00.6 allows attackers to get the data of contact and gallery without permission.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30743?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Account.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30743?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30743 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-2022-30743 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30743 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r683-h9fq-mr4j.