Description
Element Android is an Android Matrix Client. Element Android version 1.4.3 through 1.6.10 is vulnerable to intent redirection, allowing a third-party malicious application to start any internal activity by passing some extra parameters. Possible impact includes making Element Android display an arbitrary web page, executing arbitrary JavaScript; bypassing PIN code protection; and account takeover by spawning a login screen to send credentials to an arbitrary home server. This issue is fixed in Element Android 1.6.12. There is no known workaround to mitigate the issue.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
element-hq element-android
>= 1.4.3, < 1.6.12affected
References
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-j6pr-fpc8-q9vm ↗
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/53734255ec270b0814946350787393dfcaa2a5a9 ↗
- https://element.io/blog/security-release-element-android-1-6-12 ↗
- https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/9267555?hl=en ↗