Directory traversal vulnerability in the ES File Explorer... · CVE-2014-1970 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ES File Explorer...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 28, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ES File Explorer File Manager application before 3.0.4 for Android allows remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Mar 20, 2014

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022

Last updated Jan 28, 2023

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Learn more on MITRE.