CVE-2023-42544 Missing authorization in Quick Share
A local attacker can access local files due to improper access control in Samsung Quick Share, requiring an upgrade to secure data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-42544?
CVE-2023-42544 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Quick Share, 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 access control vulnerability in Quick Share prior to 13.5.52.0 allows local attacker to access local files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42544?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Quick Share.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-42544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Mobile Quick Share
- CVE-2022-39860 Information disclosure in QuickShare
- CVE-2024-49421 Path traversal in Quick Share Agent
- CVE-2023-21462 Information disclosure in Quick Share Agent
- CVE-2022-30745 Improper access control vulnerability in Quick Share prior to version 13.1.2.4 allows attacker to access internal files in Quick Share.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-27pw-7wxg-pvx9.