CVE-2024-20853 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper 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.

Published: 2024-04-02

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Samsung Mobile

ThemeStore

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.3.05.2`	unaffected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:samsung:galaxy_themes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-18568	Improper 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00083.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2024&month=04

History

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Samsung Samsung galaxy Themes
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:samsung:galaxy_themes::::::::
Vendors & Products		Samsung Samsung galaxy Themes

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses	CWE-925

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-925
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Samsung Galaxy Themes

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SamsungMobile

Published: 2024-04-02T02:59:49.505Z

Updated: 2025-08-26T20:08:10.496Z

Reserved: 2023-12-05T04:57:52.539Z

Link: CVE-2024-20853

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:06:36.799Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-02T03:15:10.670

Modified: 2026-01-12T19:26:56.130

Link: CVE-2024-20853

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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