CVE-2024-53605
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 · uneditedIncorrect access control in the component content://com.handcent.messaging.provider.MessageProvider/ of Handcent NextSMS v10.9.9.7 allows attackers to access sensitive data.
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 confidenceHandcent NextSMS v10.9.9.7 exposes a content provider component (content://com.handcent.messaging.provider.MessageProvider/) with incorrect access control permissions. This allows any application or unauthenticated actor to query the provider and extract sensitive SMS message data without requiring any special Android permissions or authentication.
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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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Identify if Handcent NextSMS is installedCheck the device for the Handcent NextSMS application using package manager (adb shell pm list packages | grep handcent) or inspect installed apps manuallyAffected if The app is present on the device
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Verify the installed versionRetrieve the installed version of Handcent NextSMS (adb shell dumpsys package <package_name> | grep versionName) and compare to 10.9.9.7Affected if The installed version matches 10.9.9.7
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Inspect the content provider configurationDecompile the APK and examine AndroidManifest.xml for the MessageProvider component declaration, specifically looking for android:exported attribute and permission-related attributes (android:permission, android:readPermission, android:writePermission)Affected if The provider lacks proper android:exported="false" or does not define android:permission/android:readPermission/android:writePermission attributes
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Test content provider accessibilityAttempt to query the content provider from a separate application or via adb (content query --uri content://com.handcent.messaging.provider.MessageProvider/) without holding any SMS permissionsAffected if The query succeeds and returns message data without requiring any Android permissions
The device is affected if Handcent NextSMS version 10.9.9.7 is installed and its MessageProvider content component is exported without proper permission restrictions.
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 dataRestrict the content provider by adding android:exported="false" or implementing proper android:permission / android:writePermission / android:readPermission attributes in AndroidManifest.xml, and enforce permission checks within the provider code itself.
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