Dropbox Desktop 198.4.7615 Folder Sharing protection mechanism

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Dropbox Desktop 198.4.7615. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Folder Sharing. Executing a manipulation can lead to protection mechanism. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-5924. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Dropbox Desktop 198.4.7615 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Folder Sharing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dropbox Desktop Folder Sharing Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of Dropbox Desktop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of shared folders. When syncing files from a shared folder belonging to an untrusted account, the Dropbox desktop application does not apply the Mark-of-the-Web to the local files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-23991.

The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-5924 since 06/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/23/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Cloud Software

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• Dropbox

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• Desktop

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• 198.4.7615

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