PT-2023-18020 · Google · Android

Published 2023-08-14 · Updated 2024-03-05 · CVE-2023-21234

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a missing permission check in the launchConfirmationActivity of ChooseLockSettingsHelper.java. This could allow enabling developer options without the lockscreen PIN, leading to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. 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.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-21234

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21234 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21234 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1691249813407375360 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1691199079986933760 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68512 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56470 · Telegram Post
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/wear/2023-08-01 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56870 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/fletch_ai/status/1765197382604435747 · Twitter Post