CVE-2023-41898

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

Published Oct 19, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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`.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-46377 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`.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 12, 2024, 3:12 PM
Reserved
Sep 4, 2023, 4:31 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 19, 2023, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM