CVE-2023-0460
Google LLC · published 2023-03-01
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Google Inc. via the CVE Program.
The YouTube Embedded 1.2 SDK binds to a service within the YouTube Main App. After binding, a remote context is created with the flags Context.CONTEXT_INCLUDE_CODE | Context.CONTEXT_IGNORE_SECURITY. This allows the client app to remotely load code from YouTube Main App by retrieving the Main App’s ClassLoader. A potential vulnerability in the binding logic used by the client SDK where the SDK ends up calling bindService() on a malicious app rather than YT Main App. This creates a vulnerability where the SDK can load the malicious app’s ClassLoader instead, allowing the malicious app to load arbitrary code into the calling app whenever the embedded SDK is invoked. In order to trigger this vulnerability, an attacker must masquerade the Youtube app and install it on a device, have a second app that uses the Embedded player and typically distribute both to the victim outside of the Play Store.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Modified
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube Android Player API SDK | 1.2 – 1.2.2 and earlier: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:a:google:youtube_android_player_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 5.1 MEDIUM — as published by Google Inc. (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://developers.google.com/youtube/android/player/downloads
- https://developers.google.com/youtube/android/player/downloads
Source dates: published 2023-03-01, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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