CVE-2025-9673 (GCVE-0-2025-9673)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-29 20:02 – Updated: 2025-08-29 20:18
VLAI?
Title
Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App com.kakao.i.connect AndroidManifest.xml improper export of android application components
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App up to 2.17.4 on Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file AndroidManifest.xml of the component com.kakao.i.connect. The manipulation results in improper export of android application components. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-926 - Improper Export of Android Application Components
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Kakao | 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App |
Affected:
2.17.0
Affected: 2.17.1 Affected: 2.17.2 Affected: 2.17.3 Affected: 2.17.4 |
Credits
fxizenta (VulDB User)
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Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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