Insecure permissions in Zoom for Android

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU70873

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36928

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions to its files. A local application can read and write to the Zoom application data directory.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoom Workplace App for Android: before 5.13.0 10869

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_client_for_android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/#ZSB-22033

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.