CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2023-21277 — In visitUris of RemoteViews.java, there is a possible way to reveal images across users due to a missing permission check

Medium CVSS 5.5

In visitUris of RemoteViews.java, there is a possible way to reveal images across users due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (3.1)
Published
2023-08-14
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system

Affected products

  • google / android / 12.0
  • google / android / 12.1
  • google / android / 13.0

Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

Complete CVE record and remediation plan

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