What is CVE-2023-40040?

CVE-2023-40040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-40040?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-40040 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2023-40040

An issue was discovered in the MyCrops HiGrade "THC Testing & Cannabi" application 1.0.337 for Android. A remote attacker can start the camera feed via the com.cordovaplugincamerapreview.CameraActivity component in some situations. NOTE: this is only exploitable on Android versions that lack runtime permission checks, and of those only Android SDK 5.1.1 API 22 is consistent with the manifest. Thus, this applies only to Android Lollipop, affecting less than five percent of Android devices as of 2023.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
Mycrops Higrade — versions 1.0.337
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

actuator/cve

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40040?: CVE-2023-40040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-40040?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40040 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.