CVE-2023-6317 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-6317

PIN/prompt bypass on the secondscreen.gateway service allows access to the SSAP API without user interaction

Vulnerability Description

A prompt bypass exists in the secondscreen.gateway service running on webOS version 4 through 7. An attacker can create a privileged account without asking the user for the security PIN.  Full versions and TV models affected: webOS 4.9.7 - 5.30.40 running on LG43UM7000PLA webOS 5.5.0 - 04.50.51 running on OLED55CXPUA webOS 6.3.3-442 (kisscurl-kinglake) - 03.36.50 running on OLED48C1PUB   webOS 7.3.1-43 (mullet-mebin) - 03.33.85 running on OLED55A23LA

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:

  • Alexandru Lazăr of Bitdefender Labs

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WebOS
Vulnerable Versions:
4.9.7, 5.5.0, 6.3.3-442, 7.3.1-43

Timeline

Official Publish: April 9th, 2024
Last Modified: August 2nd, 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:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation