CVE-2024-26131
Element Android version 1.4.3 through 1.6.10 is vulnerable to intent redirection, allowing a third-party malicious application to start any internal activity by passing some extra parameters.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Element Android is an Android Matrix Client. Element Android version 1.4.3 through 1.6.10 is vulnerable to intent redirection, allowing a third-party malicious application to start any internal activity by passing some extra parameters. Possible impact includes making Element Android display an arbitrary web page, executing arbitrary JavaScript; bypassing PIN code protection; and account takeover by spawning a login screen to send credentials to an arbitrary home server. This issue is fixed in Element Android 1.6.12. There is no known workaround to mitigate the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-923, CWE-940
- Affected
- element/element
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://element.io/blog/security-release-element-android-1-6-12Release Notes
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/53734255ec270b0814946350787393dfcaa2a5a9Patch
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-j6pr-fpc8-q9vmPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/9267555?hl=enTechnical Description
- https://element.io/blog/security-release-element-android-1-6-12Release Notes
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/53734255ec270b0814946350787393dfcaa2a5a9Patch
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-j6pr-fpc8-q9vmPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/9267555?hl=enTechnical Description
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.