PT-2023-18017 · Google · Android

Published 2023-08-14 · Updated 2023-08-18 · CVE-2023-21231

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 No specific software name or version is mentioned in the provided descriptions.

Description The issue is related to a missing permission check in the getIntentForButton method of ButtonManager.java. This could allow an unprivileged application to start a non-exported or permission-protected activity, leading to local escalation of privilege without needing additional execution privileges. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-21231

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21231 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68502 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56473 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56866 · Telegram Post
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/wear/2023-08-01 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1691199076723830784 · Twitter Post