PT-2023-17887 · Google · Android

Published 2023-04-01 · Updated 2023-04-29 · CVE-2023-21093

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-11 through Android-13

Description A path traversal error in the extractRelativePath function of FileUtils.java allows access to files in a directory belonging to other applications. This issue could lead to local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-11 through Android-13, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent local escalation of privilege.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-228450832

CVE-2023-21093

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21093 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21093 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-228450832 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/providers/MediaProvider/+/8e3c6bd122b2e42fd4a35659438060caa5448784 · Note