PT-2022-14728 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-16 · Updated 2022-12-20 · CVE-2022-20515

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-13

Description In the onPreferenceClick method of AccountTypePreferenceLoader.java, there is a possible way to retrieve protected files from the Settings app due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-13, consider restricting access to sensitive files in the Settings app to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, review and limit the functionality of the AccountTypePreferenceLoader.java class until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-610

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-20515

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20515 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/40063 · Telegram Post