Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-20918

Critical

Published: 13 July 2023

Published
13 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
01 July 2023
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0139 80.8th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-20918 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (CWE-611) vulnerability in Google Android. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 19.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

In getPendingIntentLaunchFlags of ActivityOptions.java, there is a possible elevation of privilege due to a confused deputy with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CWE(s)
NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-611

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

google
android
11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-611

Penetration testing includes XML external entity payloads, detecting XXE vulnerabilities and enabling their mitigation.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-611

Identifies XML external entity processing via monitoring of unusual file/network access or resource usage.

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