CVE-2021-25511 Path traversal in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2021-25511?

CVE-2021-25511 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An improper validation vulnerability in FilterProvider prior to SMR Dec-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to write arbitrary files via a path traversal vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25511?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25511?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25511 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-2021-25511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7qvh-g2f7-ww52.