Samsung Account up to 14.5.00.7 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Account. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-42540. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Samsung Account. Affected is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.01.1 allows attackers to access sensitive information via implicit intent.

The weakness was released 11/07/2023. The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-42540 since 09/11/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 14.5.01.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CNA Base Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Account 14.5.01.1

Timelineinfo

09/11/2023 🔍
11/07/2023 +57 days 🔍
11/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2025 +485 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244656

Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2023 10:18
Updated: 03/07/2025 00:24
Changes: 11/07/2023 10:18 (47), 12/03/2023 09:36 (12), 03/07/2025 00:24 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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