Arbitrary file overwrite via nested traversal sequences
Published Aug 19, 2024 · Updated Aug 19, 2024
Path traversal in MobSF before 4.0.7 allows remote authenticated users to write files outside the extraction directory via a crafted .a archive. The ar_extract function removes traversal tokens only once, so nested sequences such as ....// collapse into ../ paths before file writes. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and a scan action; arbitrary overwrite can destroy the database or execute code under the service account.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in MobSF before 4.0.7 allows remote authenticated users to write files outside the extraction directory via a crafted .a archive. The ar_extract function removes traversal tokens only once, so nested sequences such as ....// collapse into ../ paths before file writes. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and a scan action; arbitrary overwrite can destroy the database or execute code under the service account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-43399
- Published
- Aug 19, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2024
- Vendor
- OpenSecurity
- Product
- Mobile Security Framework (MobSF)
- Classifications
- CWE-23, CWE-22, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <4.0.7
- Affected versionversion=< 4.0.7
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- poc.VULN crafted .a archivefunctional · demonstrated
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