CVE-2023-41898 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-41898

Arbitrary URL load in Android WebView in `MyActivity.kt` in Home Assistant Companion for Android

Vulnerability Description

Home assistant is an open source home automation. The Home Assistant Companion for Android app up to version 2023.8.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary URL loading in a WebView. This enables all sorts of attacks, including arbitrary JavaScript execution, limited native code execution, and credential theft. This issue has been patched in version 2023.9.2 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. This issue is also tracked as GitHub Security Lab (GHSL) Vulnerability Report: `GHSL-2023-142`.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

home-assistant

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Affected Software

core
Vulnerable Versions:
< 2023.9.2

Timeline

Official Publish: October 19th, 2023
Last Modified: September 12th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-345 CWE-94

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
Credential Access
T1071 Application Layer Protocol
Command and Control
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1505.003 Web Shell
Persistence
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact