CVE-2022-36873 Information disclosure in com.samsung.android.waterplugin

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

An attacker can leak the MAC address of connected Bluetooth devices via improper Intent restriction in the Samsung WaterPlugin application.

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-2022-36873?

CVE-2022-36873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in com.samsung.android.waterplugin, published on 9 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper restriction of broadcasting Intent in GalaxyStoreBridgePageLinker of?Waterplugin prior to version 2.2.11.22081151 leaks MAC address of the connected Bluetooth device.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36873?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Galaxy Watch Plugin.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36873?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36873 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-36873 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36873 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g7v3-4q8w-g5gp.

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