Google Android WiFi Access Point AccessPointPreference.java onAccessPointChanged information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function onAccessPointChanged of the file AccessPointPreference.java of the component WiFi Access Point Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-21230. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). Affected by this issue is the function onAccessPointChanged of the file AccessPointPreference.java of the component WiFi Access Point Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In onAccessPointChanged of AccessPointPreference.java, there is a possible way for unprivileged apps to receive a broadcast about WiFi access point change and its BSSID or SSID due to a precondition check failure. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The weakness was disclosed 08/15/2023. The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-21230 since 11/03/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

11/03/2022 🔍
08/15/2023 +284 days 🔍
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09/09/2023 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21230 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237152
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2023 09:34
Updated: 09/09/2023 09:49
Changes: 08/15/2023 09:34 (42), 09/09/2023 09:49 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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