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Improper Access Control

CVE-2022-36869

Medium
6.6/10

Summary

Improper access control vulnerability in ContactsDumpActivity of?Contacts Provider prior to version 12.7.59 allows attacker to access the file without permission.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • LOW

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published