CVE-2023-30673 Path traversal in Smart Switch PC

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can delete arbitrary directories via directory junctions due to improper integrity validation in Samsung Smart Switch PC.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-30673?

CVE-2023-30673 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Smart Switch PC, 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 validation of integrity check vulnerability in Smart Switch PC prior to version 4.3.23052_1 allows local attackers to delete arbitrary directory using directory junction.

Weakness: CWE-354

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30673?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Smart Switch Pc.

How do I fix CVE-2023-30673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30673 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-2023-30673 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-48cv-xv53-cgjf.

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