Medium severity · published Oct 7, 2022
CVE-2022-39873
Improper authorization vulnerability in Samsung Internet prior to version 18.0.4.14 allows physical attackers to add bookmarks in secret mode without user authentication
4.6
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper authorization vulnerability in Samsung Internet prior to version 18.0.4.14 allows physical attackers to add bookmarks in secret mode without user authentication.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SI
Samsung Internet · Samsung Mobile
before 18.0.4.14 · source: vendor
IN
Internet · Samsung
before 18.0.4.14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39873
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39873
Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2022&month=10
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