CVE-2024-26131

Element Android Intent Redirection

Published: Feb 20, 2024Updated: Feb 14, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-923

8.4HIGH

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-923 CWE-940 NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

element

commercialaka desktop, synapse

elementOn-prem

Communications / messaging-chat

element-hq

oss-project

element-androidMixed

Communications / messaging-chat

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://element.io/blog/security-release-element-android-1-6-12

element.io

https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/53734255ec270b0814946350787393dfcaa2a5a9

github.com

https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-j6pr-fpc8-q9vm

github.com

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