LG Mobile Device 8.0/8.1/9.0/10.0 Factory Reset Protection privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LG Mobile Device 8.0/8.1/9.0/10.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Factory Reset Protection. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-11874. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in LG Mobile Device 8.0/8.1/9.0/10.0 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Factory Reset Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 8.0, 8.1, 9, and 10 software. Attackers can bypass Factory Reset Protection (FRP). The LG ID is LVE-SMP-200004 (March 2020).

The weakness was released 04/17/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lgsecurity.lge.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-11874 since 04/17/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/18/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-154030, VDB-154031, VDB-154032 and VDB-154033. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• LG

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• Mobile Device

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• 8.0
• 8.1
• 9.0
• 10.0

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• commercial

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