Directory traversal in MobilePDF for iOS - #VU9177

 

Directory traversal in MobilePDF for iOS - #VU9177

Published: November 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9177
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to directory traversal. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, abuse the URL + escape character during Wi-Fi transfer, bypass security restrictions and manipulate the local application files maliciously.

Affected software

MobilePDF for iOS

Remediation

Update to version 6.1.


External References

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