CVE-2022-28543 Path traversal in Samsung Flow

Medium 4.0 Published 11 Apr 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read arbitrary files with Samsung Flow permissions due to a path traversal vulnerability in the mobile application.

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-2022-28543?

CVE-2022-28543 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Flow, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Flow prior to version 4.8.07.4 allows local attackers to read arbitrary files as Samsung Flow permission.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28543?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Samsung Flow.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28543?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28543 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-2022-28543 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28543 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r236-9pm4-hxw8.