CVE-2023-30725
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 authentication in LocalProvier of Gallery prior to version 14.5.01.2 allows attacker to access the data in content provider.
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 · moderate confidenceImproper authentication in LocalProvider of Gallery allows unauthenticated attackers to access data through the content provider. This is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Android's content provider mechanism.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 14.5.01.2CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Identify Samsung Gallery packageUse ADB command: 'adb shell pm list packages | grep -i gallery' or check in Settings > Apps for Samsung GalleryAffected if Package is not found, meaning Gallery is not installed (not affected)
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Retrieve installed Gallery versionUse ADB command: 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' and look for versionName/versionCode, or check in Settings > Apps > Gallery > App infoAffected if Version cannot be determined (not affected)
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare the installed version number to 14.5.01.2 - any version lower than 14.5.01.2 is within the affected rangeAffected if Installed version is less than 14.5.01.2 (AFFECTED)
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Verify LocalProvider component existsUse ADB command: 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name> | grep -i LocalProvider' to confirm the vulnerable content provider component is presentAffected if LocalProvider component is present and exposed (AFFECTED if version is vulnerable)
User is affected if Samsung Gallery is installed with a version lower than 14.5.01.2 and the LocalProvider content provider is exposed.
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 · scoped14.5.01.2
Upgrade Gallery to version 14.5.01.2 or later to obtain the patched version with proper authentication checks in the LocalProvider content provider.
14.5.01.2
- Open the Samsung Galaxy Store or Google Play Store on your Samsung device
- Search for 'Samsung Gallery' or 'Gallery'
- Update the Gallery app to version 14.5.01.2 or later
- Verify the update was successful by checking the app version in Settings > Apps > Gallery > App info
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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