# CVE-2023-42547: Information disclosure in Samsung Account

> Attackers can access arbitrary files with Samsung Account privileges due to implicit intent usage in the Samsung Account mobile application.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7cj8-2m5j-cf56

## What is CVE-2023-42547?

CVE-2023-42547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Account, published on 7 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Use of implicit intent for sensitive communication vulnerability in startEmailValidationActivity in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.00.7 allows attackers to access arbitrary file with Samsung Account privilege.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42547?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Account.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42547 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-2023-42548](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42548/): Other in Samsung Account (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42547 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Account, published on 7 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42547 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-2023-42547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42547/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42547

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42547/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.