CVE-2023-4617 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2023-4617

Gaining remote control over Govee devices

Vulnerability Description

Incorrect authorization vulnerability in HTTP POST method in Govee Home application on Android and iOS allows remote attacker to control devices owned by other users via changing "device", "sku" and "type" fields' values.  This issue affects Govee Home applications on Android and iOS in versions before 5.9.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Jan Adamski (NASK-PIB)
  • Marek Janiszewski (NASK-PIB)

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Govee Home
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 19th, 2024
Last Modified: December 20th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)