CVE-2023-30707
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper input validation vulnerability in FileProviderStatusReceiver in Samsung Keyboard prior to SMR Sep-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to delete arbitrary files with Samsung Keyboard privilege.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceImproper input validation in FileProviderStatusReceiver in Samsung Keyboard allows local attackers to delete arbitrary files with Samsung Keyboard's elevated privileges. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of file paths or parameters passed to the component, enabling a local attacker to manipulate file deletion operations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.0= 12.0= 13.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Android version is affectedGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version and confirm the version is 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0Affected if Android version equals 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0
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Confirm Samsung Keyboard is installedOpen Settings > Apps > find Samsung Keyboard (or Samsung Keyboard apk) in the app listAffected if Samsung Keyboard app is present on the device
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Check Samsung Keyboard versionIn Settings > Apps > Samsung Keyboard > App info, note the version number (e.g., listed as SMR or version code)Affected if Version is earlier than SMR Sep-2023 Release 1 or the version is unknown/unlisted prior to that release
A user is affected if their device runs Android 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0 AND has Samsung Keyboard installed with a version earlier than the SMR Sep-2023 Release 1 patch.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Samsung Keyboard to SMR Sep-2023 Release 1 or later to obtain the patched version with proper input validation in the FileProviderStatusReceiver component.
SMR Sep-2023 Release 1 (Samsung Security Maintenance Release for September 2023)
- Navigate to Settings on the Samsung device
- Go to Software update or System updates
- Check for and install the latest Samsung security update (SMR Sep-2023 Release 1 or later)
- Ensure Samsung Keyboard is updated to the version included in SMR Sep-2023 Release 1
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-30707 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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