Lyesoft AndExplorer up to 3.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lyesoft AndExplorer up to 3.0. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-1974. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lyesoft AndExplorer up to 3.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the LYSESOFT AndExplorer application before 20140403 and AndExplorerPro application before 20140405 for Android allows attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 04/19/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at play.google.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1974 since 02/17/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AndExplorer 1.1

Timelineinfo

02/17/2014 🔍
04/19/2014 +61 days 🔍
04/19/2014 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +340 days 🔍
05/11/2026 +4065 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: play.google.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69403

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/11/2026 10:04
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (46), 03/09/2019 10:12 (2), 05/11/2026 10:04 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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