Xiaomi Stock Browser 10.2.4.g on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro devices and other Redmi Android phones allows content provider injection.

published 2019-06-07 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-13077

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 10.0%; EPSS 10.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Xiaomi Stock Browser 10.2.4.g on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro devices and other Redmi Android phones allows content provider injection. In other words, a third-party application can read the user's cleartext browser history via an app.provider.query content://com.android.browser.searchhistory/searchhistory request.

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Timeline

2019-06-07 Published
2021-08-10 First public exploit (EDB-50188)

Exploit prediction

10.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-50188 Xiaomi browser 10.2.4.g - Browser Search History Disclosure local, 2021-08-10
vishwarajbhattrai.wordpress.com https://vishwarajbhattrai.wordpress.com/2019/03/22/content-provider-injection-in-xiaomi-stock-browser referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163796/Xiaomi-10.2.4.g-Information-Disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

vishwarajbhattrai.wordpress.com /2019/03/22/content-provider-injection-in-xiaomi-stock-browser
exploit, third-party-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/163796/Xiaomi-10.2.4.g-Information-Disclosure.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
sec.xiaomi.com
broken-link, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-20523
NVD CVE-2018-20523

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