CVE-2023-42579

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-12-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-319

Description

Improper usage of insecure protocol (i.e. HTTP) in SogouSDK of Chinese Samsung Keyboard prior to versions 5.3.70.1 in Android 11, 5.4.60.49, 5.4.85.5, 5.5.00.58 in Android 12, and 5.6.00.52, 5.6.10.42, 5.7.00.45 in Android 13 allows adjacent attackers to access keystroke data using Man-in-the-Middle attack.

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Samsung Keyboard: before 5.3.70.1; from 5.4.60.0 before 5.4.60.49; from 5.4.85.0 before 5.4.85.5; from 5.5.00.0 before 5.5.00.58; from 5.6.00.0 before 5.6.00.52; from 5.6.10.0 before 5.6.10.42 — fixed in 5.3.70.1, 5.4.60.49, 5.4.85.5, 5.5.00.58, 5.6.00.52, 5.6.10.42

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Samsung Mobile Samsung Keyboard 5.3.70.1, 5.4.60.49, 5.4.85.5, 5.5.00.58. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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