CVE-2024-37403 Path traversal in Docs@Work

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Malicious apps can read sensitive information from the app root due to improper file name sanitization in Ivanti Docs@Work for Android.

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

What is CVE-2024-37403?

CVE-2024-37403 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Docs@Work, published on 7 Aug 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

Ivanti Docs@Work for Android, before 2.26.0 is affected by the 'Dirty Stream' vulnerability. The application fails to properly sanitize file names, resulting in a path traversal-affiliated vulnerability. This potentially enables other malicious apps on the device to read sensitive information stored in the app root.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-24

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37403?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ivanti Docs\@work.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37403?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37403 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-2024-37403 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37403 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5rx8-chp2-fvxf.

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