CVE-2021-37124 Path traversal in PC Smart Full Scene 11.1
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Huawei PC Manager to transport files to arbitrary paths, potentially modifying system data.
- 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-2021-37124?
CVE-2021-37124 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in PC Smart Full Scene 11.1, published on 27 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a path traversal vulnerability in Huawei PC product. Because the product does not filter path with special characters,attackers can construct a file path with special characters to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to transport a file to certain path.Affected product versions include:PC Smart Full Scene 11.1 versions PCManager 11.1.1.97.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37124?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei Pc Smart Full Scene, Huawei Pcmanager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37124?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37124 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-2021-37124 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37124 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-crjm-65gw-qhwr.