CVE-2023-42548 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use of implicit intent for sensitive communication vulnerability in startMandatoryCheckActivity in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.00.7 allows attackers to access arbitrary file with Samsung Account privilege.

Published: 2023-11-07

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Samsung Mobile

Samsung Account

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`14.5.00.7`	unaffected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:samsung:account:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46981	Use of implicit intent for sensitive communication vulnerability in startMandatoryCheckActivity in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.00.7 allows attackers to access arbitrary file with Samsung Account privilege.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00229.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2023&month=11

History

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Samsung Account

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Samsung Mobile

Published: 2023-11-07T07:49:47.191Z

Updated: 2025-06-11T14:35:09.389Z

Reserved: 2023-09-11T23:55:08.351Z

Link: CVE-2023-42548

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:23:40.136Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-07T08:15:21.743

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:22:45.817

Link: CVE-2023-42548

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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