CVE-2020-0085 - Incorrect Authorization

Severity

78%

Complexity

18%

Confidentiality

98%

In setBluetoothTethering of PanService.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege to activate tethering with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-134487438

In setBluetoothTethering of PanService.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege to activate tethering with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-134487438

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Demo Examples

Incorrect Authorization

CWE-863

The following code could be for a medical records application. It displays a record to already authenticated users, confirming the user's authorization using a value stored in a cookie.


               
}
}
setcookie("role", $role, time()+60*60*2);
die("\n");
DisplayMedicalHistory($_POST['patient_ID']);
die("You are not Authorized to view this record\n");

The programmer expects that the cookie will only be set when getRole() succeeds. The programmer even diligently specifies a 2-hour expiration for the cookie. However, the attacker can easily set the "role" cookie to the value "Reader". As a result, the $role variable is "Reader", and getRole() is never invoked. The attacker has bypassed the authorization system.

Overview

First reported 4 years ago

2020-03-10 21:15:00

Last updated 4 years ago

2020-03-11 18:57:00

Affected Software

Google Android 10.0

10.0

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