CVE-2019-7289 Path traversal in Shortcuts
A local attacker can exploit a path parsing flaw in the iOS Shortcuts app to view sensitive user information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-7289?
CVE-2019-7289 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Shortcuts, published on 18 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in Shortcuts 2.1.3 for iOS. A local user may be able to view senstive user information.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7289?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Shortcuts.
How do I fix CVE-2019-7289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-7289 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7289 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Shortcuts
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8453-jjmp-9q2q.