CVE-2023-30672 Path traversal in Samsung Smart Switch

Medium 6.8 Published 6 Jul 2023 Updated 24 Oct 2024

Attackers can cause permanent denial of service in Samsung Smart Switch for Windows via directory junction exploitation.

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-2023-30672?

CVE-2023-30672 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Smart Switch, published on 6 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in Samsung Smart Switch for Windows Installer prior to version 4.3.23043_3 allows attackers to cause permanent DoS via directory junction.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30672?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Smart Switch Pc.

How do I fix CVE-2023-30672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30672 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-2023-30672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4c89-hmqm-65h7.