CVE-2024-52885
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-06
Last updated on: 2025-08-27
Assigner: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| checkpoint | mobile_access | * |
| checkpoint | remote_access_vpn | * |
| checkpoint | gaia_os | r81.10 |
| checkpoint | gaia_os | r81.20 |
| checkpoint | gaia_os | r82 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | 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. |
| CWE-35 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a directory traversal attack in the Mobile Access Portal's File Share application. It allows an authenticated malicious user, who has access to at least one File Share application, to list file names in directories that are normally only accessible to the 'nobody' user on the Mobile Access gateway. Essentially, it lets an attacker access file paths outside the intended scope by manipulating file paths. [1]
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data by allowing an attacker to view file names in restricted directories. Although it does not allow modification or deletion, the exposure of file names could aid further attacks or information gathering, potentially compromising confidentiality. [1]