Privilege escalation in Azmobileapps Color Phone
CVE-2023-42468
The com.cutestudio.colordialer application through 2.1.8-2 for Android allows a remote attacker to initiate phone calls without user consent, because of improper export of the com.cutestudio.dialer.activities.DialerActivity component. A third-party application (without any permissions) can craft an intent targeting com.cutestudio.dialer.activities.DialerActivity via the android.intent.action.CALL action in conjunction with a tel: URI, thereby placing a phone call.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.003
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/actuator/com.cutestudio.colordialer/blob/main/CWE-284.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/actuator/com.cutestudio.colordialer/blob/main/dialerPOC.apk (Exploit)
- github.com/actuator/com.cutestudio.colordialer/blob/main/dial.gif (Exploit)
- github.com/actuator/cve/blob/main/CVE-2023-42468 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42468?
- CVE-2023-42468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Azmobileapps Color Phone, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-09-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42468?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-42468 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.