CVE-2024-20853
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 verification of intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability in ThemeStore prior to 5.3.05.2 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files to sandbox of ThemeStore.
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 confidenceThis is a broadcast receiver vulnerability in ThemeStore (a mobile theme application) where the receiver fails to properly verify the intent of incoming broadcasts. This improper validation allows a local attacker to send specially crafted intents that cause the app to write arbitrary files to its sandboxed storage area. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 5.3.05.2.
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< 5.3.05.2CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 Samsung Galaxy Themes is installedOpen Settings > Apps > Samsung Galaxy Themes (or ThemeStore) and confirm the app is present on the deviceAffected if The app is installed on the device
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Check the installed version numberIn Settings > Apps > Samsung Galaxy Themes, view the version information displayed under the app name (typically shown as version X.X.X.X)Affected if Version cannot be determined or is below 5.3.05.2
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If the version shown is 5.3.05.2 or higher, you are not affected. If it is lower (for example 5.3.04.1, 5.2.x.x, etc.) or if the version field is empty/unavailable, the device is running a vulnerable version.Affected if Installed version is less than 5.3.05.2
You are affected if Samsung Galaxy Themes or ThemeStore is installed and the displayed version is below 5.3.05.2.
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 · scoped5.3.05.2
Update ThemeStore to version 5.3.05.2 or later, which contains the proper intent verification fix for the broadcast receiver.
5.3.05.2
- Open the Galaxy Themes application on the Samsung device
- Navigate to Settings or the app's update section within Galaxy Themes
- Check for and apply any available updates to Galaxy Themes
- Alternatively, update Galaxy Themes through the Samsung Galaxy Store
- Verify that the installed version is 5.3.05.2 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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