CVE-2023-40125 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In onCreate of ApnEditor.java, there is a possible way for a Guest user to change the APN due to a permission bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00003.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Google Subscribe	Android Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-44732	In onCreate of ApnEditor.java, there is a possible way for a Guest user to change the APN due to a permission bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/63d464c3fa5c7b9900448fef3844790756e557eb
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2023-10-27T20:22:57.089Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T14:59:00.509Z

Reserved: 2023-08-09T02:29:33.868Z

Link: CVE-2023-40125

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:24:55.546Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-27T21:15:08.807

Modified: 2025-05-05T15:15:52.230

Link: CVE-2023-40125

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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