CVE-2023-42649 Missing authorization in SC7731E/SC9832E/SC9863A/T310/T606/T612/T616/T610/T618/T760/T770/T820/S8000

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing permission check in Unisoc chipset engineermode allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information without additional privileges.

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-2023-42649?

CVE-2023-42649 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In engineermode, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42649?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42649 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-2023-42649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q85c-8hf8-xfw7.

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