CVE-2022-39868 Information disclosure in SmartThings

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Attackers can access sensitive information via implicit broadcasts due to improper access control in the SmartThings mobile 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-2022-39868?

CVE-2022-39868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile SmartThings, published on 7 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper access control vulnerability in GedSamsungAccount.kt SmartThings prior to version 1.7.89.0 allows attackers to access sensitive information via implicit broadcast.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39868?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Smartthings.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-39868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-638f-v29c-5qwq.

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