# CVE-2023-21481: Information disclosure in Samsung Account

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from the Samsung Account application due to improper URL input validation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6m52-674f-jp4h

## What is CVE-2023-21481?

CVE-2023-21481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Account, published on 3 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper URL input validation vulnerability in Samsung Account application prior to version 14.1.0.0 allows remote attackers to get sensitive information.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21481?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Account.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-21481?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-21481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Account

- [CVE-2026-20994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20994/): Open redirect in Samsung Account (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2022-30735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30735/): Privilege escalation in Samsung Account (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-21076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21076/): Missing authorization in Samsung Account (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-42546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42546/): Information disclosure in Samsung Account (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-42547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42547/): Information disclosure in Samsung Account (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-21481 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-21481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Account, published on 3 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Account. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21481/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21481/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21481
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21481
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21481

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21481/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.