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CRITICAL
CVE-2023-43955
Phlox TV Bro Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) & Code Execution Through External Intents via WebView
Description

The com.phlox.tvwebbrowser TV Bro application through 2.0.0 for Android mishandles external intents through WebView. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, create arbitrary files. and perform arbitrary downloads via JavaScript that uses takeBlobDownloadData.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:25 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-43955 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-43955 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedirtsapana tv_bro
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-43955.

URL Resource
https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/CWE-94.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/poc.apk Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro/pull/182#issue-1901769895 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/CWE-94.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/poc.apk Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro/pull/182#issue-1901769895 Issue Tracking

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-2023-43955

cve-2023-43955

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 9, 2023, 7:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Public Cybersecurity Research & Advisories

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Updated: 2 months ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2023, 1:57 a.m. This repo has been linked 74 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-43955 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-43955 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser
    Added Reference https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/CWE-94.md
    Added Reference https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/poc.apk
    Added Reference https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro/pull/182#issue-1901769895
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser No Types Assigned https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/CWE-94.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/CWE-94.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/poc.apk No Types Assigned https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/poc.apk Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro/pull/182#issue-1901769895 No Types Assigned https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro/pull/182#issue-1901769895 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fedirtsapana:tv_bro:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The com.phlox.tvwebbrowser TV Bro application through 2.0.0 for Android mishandles external intents through WebView. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, create arbitrary files. and perform arbitrary downloads via JavaScript that uses takeBlobDownloadData.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/poc.apk [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/actuator/com.phlox.tvwebbrowser/blob/main/CWE-94.md [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/truefedex/tv-bro/pull/182#issue-1901769895 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-43955 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-43955 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.57 }} 0.15%

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0.67590

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