CVE-2023-30723 Path traversal in Samsung Health

Medium 5.5 Published 6 Sep 2023 Updated 26 Sep 2024

Attackers can write arbitrary files with Samsung Health privileges due to improper input validation, requiring an app upgrade.

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

What is CVE-2023-30723?

CVE-2023-30723 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Health, published on 6 Sep 2023. 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

Improper input validation vulnerability in Samsung Health prior to version 6.24.2.011 allows attackers to write arbitrary file with Samsung Health privilege.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30723?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Health.

How do I fix CVE-2023-30723?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30723 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-2023-30723 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-992q-fpgw-9g75.