CVE-2024-20853 Path traversal in ThemeStore
Local attackers can write arbitrary files to the ThemeStore sandbox due to improper intent verification in the broadcast receiver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20853?
CVE-2024-20853 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Mobile ThemeStore, published on 2 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability in ThemeStore prior to 5.3.05.2 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files to sandbox of ThemeStore.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Galaxy Themes.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-20853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Mobile ThemeStore
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4j9-wc5g-p586.