Samsung Samsung Pass 4.0.06.1 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Samsung Pass. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-42576. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung Samsung Pass. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Samsung Pass prior to version 4.3.00.17 allows physical attackers to bypass authentication due to invalid exception handler.

The weakness was released 12/05/2023. The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42576 since 09/11/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.3.00.17 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-47009). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 6.8
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Samsung Pass 4.3.00.17

Timelineinfo

09/11/2023 🔍
12/05/2023 +85 days 🔍
12/05/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2025 +548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246961
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2023 09:40
Updated: 06/05/2025 16:18
Changes: 12/05/2023 09:40 (48), 12/24/2023 10:34 (11), 06/05/2025 16:18 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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