CVE-2019-8389 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker on the same Wi-Fi network can read arbitrary files from the device via path traversal in the Musicloud app's transfer service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-8389?
CVE-2019-8389 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A file-read vulnerability was identified in the Wi-Fi transfer feature of Musicloud 1.6. By default, the application runs a transfer service on port 8080, accessible by everyone on the same Wi-Fi network. An attacker can send the POST parameters downfiles and cur-folder (with a crafted ../ payload) to the download.script endpoint. This will create a MusicPlayerArchive.zip archive that is publicly accessible and includes the content of any requested file (such as the /etc/passwd file).
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8389?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Musicloud Project Musicloud.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8389?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8389 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-2019-8389 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8389 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4j6-3g7m-37pr.