CVE-2023-42552 Business logic in Firewall
A third-party application can tamper with the Samsung Firewall database via implicit intent hijacking, compromising firewall settings.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-42552?
CVE-2023-42552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Firewall, 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
Implicit intent hijacking vulnerability in Firewall application prior to versions 12.1.00.24 in Android 11, 13.1.00.16 in Android 12 and 14.1.00.7 in Android 13 allows 3rd party application to tamper the database of Firewall.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-42552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcqr-cxwj-882p.