Ireader
CVE-2017-15309
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Huawei iReader app before 8.0.2.301 has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient validation on file storage paths. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to store downloaded malicious files in an arbitrary directory.
AnalysisAI
Huawei iReader app before 8.0.2.301 has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient validation on file storage paths. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Huawei iReader app before 8.0.2.301 has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient validation on file storage paths. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to store downloaded malicious files in an arbitrary directory. Affected products include: Huawei Ireader. Version information: before 8.0.2.301.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
Huawei iReader app before 8.0.2.301 has an input validation vulnerability due to insufficient validation on the URL used
Huawei iReader app before 8.0.2.301 has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability due to the lack of input validation. Ra
Same weakness CWE-22 – Path Traversal
View allSame technique Path Traversal
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