Samsung Smart Phone Tips access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samsung Smart Phone. This affects an unknown function of the component Tips. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-21488. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung Smart Phone (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component Tips. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control vulnerablility in Tips prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activity in Tips.

The weakness was published 05/05/2023. The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-21488 since 11/14/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25656). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 🔍
05/05/2023 +171 days 🔍
05/05/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +865 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228060
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2023 07:40
Updated: 09/16/2025 22:06
Changes: 05/05/2023 07:40 (48), 05/28/2023 08:22 (12), 09/16/2025 22:06 (16)
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