vetkit.android.manifest.exported-provider
An exported Android content provider has no read/write permission. Any installed app can query or modify the data it serves (and use path traversal tricks if it serves files).
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An exported Android content provider has no read/write permission. Any installed app can query or modify the data it serves (and use path traversal tricks if it serves files).
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Set android:exported="false", or protect the provider with android:permission (or both readPermission and writePermission) using a signature-level permission.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/mobile.yml.
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