VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-8909
The Wire application before 2018-03-07 for Android allows attackers to write to pathnames outside of the downloads directory via a ../ in a filename of a received file, related to AssetService.scala.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Wire application before 2018-03-07 for Android allows attackers to write to pathnames outside of the downloads directory via a ../ in a filename of a received file, related to AssetService.scala.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.58% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- wire/wire
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/reports/X41-Kudelski-Wire-Security-Review-Android.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/reports/X41-Kudelski-Wire-Security-Review-Android.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.