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Unprotected SMS BroadcastReceiver

Unprotected SMS BroadcastReceiver

BroadcastReceivers that declare an intent-filter for SMS_DELIVER or SMS_RECEIVED must ensure that the caller has the BROADCAST_SMS permission, otherwise it is possible for malicious actors to spoof intents.

Issue id: UnprotectedSMSBroadcastReceiver

https://goo.gle/UnprotectedSMSBroadcastReceiver

Inspection Details

Available in:

IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3, Qodana for Android 2023.3, Qodana for JVM 2023.3

Plugin:

Android, 2022.3.1 Beta 2

Last modified: 13 July 2023