CVE-2018-9493
In the content provider of the download manager, there is a possible SQL injection due to...
In the content provider of the download manager, there is a possible SQL injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-111085900
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
In the content provider of the download manager, there is a possible SQL injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-111085900
- Record
CVE-2018-9493- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In the content provider of the download manager, there is a possible SQL injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-111085900
- Record
CVE-2018-9493- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-21087 No score
In the content provider of the download manager, there is a possible SQL injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-111085900
- Record
EUVD-2018-21087- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhvm-q4fr-5m4f
5.5
In the content provider of the download manager, there is a possible SQL injection due to...
In the content provider of the download manager, there is a possible SQL injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-111085900
- Record
GHSA-xhvm-q4fr-5m4f- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | IOActive/AOSP-DownloadProviderDbDumper | 2019-03-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-9493 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published October 2, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01%2C
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/ebc250d16c747f4161167b5ff58b3aea88b37acf
securityfocus.com/bid/105484
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/462aaeaa616e0bb1342e8ef7b472acc0cbc93deb%2C
android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/providers/DownloadProvider/+/e7364907439578ce5334bce20bb03fef2e88b107%2C
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9493