CVE-2023-42576 Auth bypass in Samsung Pass

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Physical attackers can bypass authentication in Samsung Pass due to an invalid exception handler, compromising user security.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-42576?

CVE-2023-42576 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Samsung Pass, published on 5 Dec 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

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Samsung Pass prior to version 4.3.00.17 allows physical attackers to bypass authentication due to invalid exception handler.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42576?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Pass.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42576?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42576 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-42576 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42576 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vw28-3j9w-9mch.

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