Samsung ThemeStore prior 5.3.05.2 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Samsung ThemeStore. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-20853. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung ThemeStore and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability in ThemeStore prior to 5.3.05.2 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files to sandbox of ThemeStore.

The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-20853 since 12/05/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.3.05.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ThemeStore 5.3.05.2

Timelineinfo

12/05/2023 🔍
04/02/2024 +118 days 🔍
04/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2025 +344 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258953

Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2024 08:13
Updated: 03/12/2025 19:16
Changes: 04/02/2024 08:13 (62), 03/12/2025 19:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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