Samsung Devices SLocation com.samsung.android.wifi.GEOFENCE access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Samsung Devices. Affected by this issue is the function com.samsung.android.wifi.GEOFENCE of the component SLocation. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-21469. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function com.samsung.android.wifi.GEOFENCE of the component SLocation. 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 confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control vulnerability in SLocation prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows local attackers to get device location information using com.samsung.android.wifi.GEOFENCE action.

The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-21469 since 11/14/2022. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25637) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-0841). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Samsung Exynos
  • Samsung Android

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 CVE reserved
09/03/2025 +1023 days Advisory disclosed
09/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/20/2025 +17 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21469 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322268
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-0841 - Samsung Android und Samsung Exynos: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2025 07:27
Updated: 09/20/2025 18:38
Changes: 09/03/2025 07:27 (63), 09/04/2025 03:34 (7), 09/20/2025 09:20 (11), 09/20/2025 18:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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