CVE-2023-20957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In onAttach of SettingsPreferenceFragment.java, there is a possible bypass of Factory Reset Protections due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-258422561

Published: 2023-03-24

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00013.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01

History

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-266
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-25T16:31:46.154Z

Reserved: 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-20957

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:21:33.489Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-24T20:15:09.777

Modified: 2025-02-25T17:15:12.383

Link: CVE-2023-20957

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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