Vulnerability in Pre-Installed App Allows for Programmatic Factory Reset on TCL 20XE Android Device
CVE-2023-38292

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

TCL

Vendor
CVE Published:
22 April 2024

What is CVE-2023-38292?

A local app vulnerability exists in certain software builds of the TCL 20XE Android device, where a pre-installed application, identified by the package name com.tct.gcs.hiddenmenuproxy, exhibits inadequate access controls. This flaw allows malicious third-party applications to initiate a factory reset without requiring any permissions or special privileges. The vulnerability is triggered by these apps sending a broadcast intent to the application's exported receiver component, enabling unauthorized factory resets with minimal user interaction. Affected software builds are specifically those with versionCode='2' and versionName='v11.0.1.0.0201.0'.

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References

https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2031/DEF%20CON%2031%20...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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