Vulnerability identifier: #VU22873
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Retrofit
Mobile applications /
Libraries for mobile applications
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences when processing POST, PUT or DELETE requests within the addPathParameter() method in RequestBuilder class. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted URL and gain access to otherwise restricted resources.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
External links
http://github.com/square/retrofit/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
http://github.com/square/retrofit/commit/b9a7f6ad72073ddd40254c0058710e87a073047d#diff-943ec7ed35e68201824904d1dc0ec982
http://ihacktoprotect.com/post/retrofit-path-traversal/
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.