# CVE-2023-42543: Missing authorization in Bixby Voice

> Attackers can access arbitrary data with Bixby Voice privileges due to improper intent verification in the broadcast receiver.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fww3-wwgr-mqpw

## What is CVE-2023-42543?

CVE-2023-42543 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Bixby Voice, published on 7 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability in Bixby Voice prior to version 3.3.35.12 allows attackers to access arbitrary data with Bixby Voice privilege.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42543?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Bixby Voice.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42543?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42543 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42543 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42543 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Mobile Bixby Voice

- [CVE-2021-25352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25352/): Privilege escalation in Bixby Voice (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2021-25398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25398/): Information disclosure in Bixby Voice (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42543 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42543 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Bixby Voice, published on 7 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42543 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Mobile Bixby Voice. 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-2023-42543/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42543/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42543
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42543
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42543

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42543/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.