CVE-2024-4988
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 · uneditedThe mobile application (com.transsion.videocallenhancer) interface has improper permission control, which can lead to the risk of private file leakage.
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 confidenceThe mobile application com.transsion.videocallenhancer has improper permission control in its interface, which allows unauthorized access to private files that should be protected under Android's permission system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Verify if the vulnerable application is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps and search for 'videocallenhancer'. Alternatively, use ADB: pm list packages | grep videocallenhancerAffected if If the package com.transsion.videocallenhancer is found on the device, proceed to the next checks
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Check the installed version of the applicationIn Settings > Apps > App Info for com.transsion.videocallenhancer, record the version name and version code. Alternatively, use ADB: dumpsys package com.transsion.videocallenhancer | grep versionNameAffected if If the installed version is older than any patched version released to address this permission bypass issue
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Inspect the application's AndroidManifest for exported componentsExtract the APK from the device (or obtain it from a trusted source) and analyze AndroidManifest.xml. Look for activities, services, or broadcast receivers with android:exported="true" that lack android:permission attributes. Use command: aapt dump badging app.apk | grep -E 'exported|permission'Affected if If exported components are found without proper permission enforcement, the improper permission control vulnerability is present
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Verify file access permissions granted to the applicationCheck which storage and file permissions the app holds: ADB command dumpsys package com.transsion.videocallenhancer | grep -i permission. Look for READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, or MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissionsAffected if If the app has broad storage permissions that are not properly restricted by the application's own permission checks, private files may be accessible without authorization
The environment is affected if com.transsion.videocallenhancer is installed and its interface exposes components or data without requiring the Android permissions that should protect them.
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.
From vendor dataReview and fix the application's permission controls to enforce proper access restrictions on private files and data.
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- Implementation8.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-4988 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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