CVE-2024-34597 Path traversal in Samsung Health

Medium 4.4 Published 2 Jul 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Local attackers can write arbitrary files to the Samsung Health sandbox via improper input validation, requiring user interaction.

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-2024-34597?

CVE-2024-34597 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Health, published on 2 Jul 2024. 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 in Samsung Health prior to version 6.27.0.113 allows local attackers to write arbitrary document files to the sandbox of Samsung Health. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34597?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Health.

How do I fix CVE-2024-34597?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34597 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-2024-34597 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-79gq-fwvx-q9qx.