CVE-2022-22287 Path traversal in Samsung Email

Low 3.9 Published Updated

An attacker can read isolated sandbox data in the Samsung Email application due to an arbitrary file access vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-22287?

CVE-2022-22287 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Email, published on 7 Jan 2022. 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

Abitrary file access vulnerability in Samsung Email prior to 6.1.60.16 allows attacker to read isolated data in sandbox.

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22287?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Samsung Email.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22287?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22287 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-2022-22287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vpwc-jhj4-x9q2.

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