CVE-2022-28544 Path traversal in Galaxy Store

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Galaxy Store app to access restricted files within the application directory.

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-2022-28544?

CVE-2022-28544 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Galaxy Store, 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 unzip method of InstallAgentCommonHelper in Galaxy store prior to version 4.5.40.5 allows attacker to access the file of Galaxy store.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28544?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Galaxy Store.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28544?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28544 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-2022-28544 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h4gj-h272-9fcm.

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