CVE-2021-41256
5.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
nextcloud news-android is an Android client for the Nextcloud news/feed reader app. In affected versions the Nextcloud News for Android app has a security issue by which a malicious application installed on the same device can send it an arbitrary Intent that gets reflected back, unintentionally giving read and write access to non-exported Content Providers in Nextcloud News for Android. Users should upgrade to version 0.9.9.63 or higher as soon as possible.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nextcloud | news-android | < 0.9.9.63 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-829: CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android/security/advisories/GHSA-2q9v-q3cc-h9f3
- https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android/commit/05449cb666059af7de2302df9d5c02997a23df85
- https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android/blob/master/security/GHSL-2021-1033_Nextcloud_News_for_Android.md
References
- https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android/security/advisories/GHSA-2q9v-q3cc-h9f3
- https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android/commit/05449cb666059af7de2302df9d5c02997a23df85
- https://github.com/nextcloud/news-android/blob/master/security/GHSL-2021-1033_Nextcloud_News_for_Android.md
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