PT-2023-28449 · Samsung+2 · Samsung Keyboard+4

Published

2023-12-04

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Updated

2023-12-12

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CVE-2023-42579

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

VectorAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.3.70.1 in Android 11 SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.4.60.49 in Android 11 SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.4.85.5 in Android 11 SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.5.00.58 in Android 12 SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.6.00.52 in Android 13 SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.6.10.42 in Android 13 SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.7.00.45 in Android 13
However, considering the instruction to consolidate the range into a single line and to avoid redundant or overlapping statements, the above can be simplified to: SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.3.70.1 in Android 11 SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.5.00.58 in Android 12 SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard versions prior to 5.7.00.45 in Android 13
Description The issue is related to the improper usage of an insecure protocol (i.e., HTTP) in the SogouSDK of the Chinese Samsung Keyboard. This allows adjacent attackers to access keystroke data using a Man-in-the-Middle attack.
Recommendations For versions prior to 5.3.70.1 in Android 11, update to version 5.3.70.1 or later. For versions prior to 5.5.00.58 in Android 12, update to version 5.5.00.58 or later. For versions prior to 5.7.00.45 in Android 13, update to version 5.7.00.45 or later.

Fix

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-42579

Affected Products

Android 11
Android 12
Android 13
Samsung Keyboard
Sogousdk