CVE-2022-39871 Information disclosure in SmartThings

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Attackers can access sensitive information via implicit broadcasts in the SmartThings mobile application due to improper access control.

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-2022-39871?

CVE-2022-39871 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 cloudNotificationManager.java in SmartThings prior to version 1.7.89.0 allows attackers to access sensitive information via implicit broadcasts.

Weakness: CWE-668, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39871?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Smartthings.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39871?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-39871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8qvv-qwjg-p4qv.

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