Advisory Details

July 13th, 2015

Samsung SyncThru FileUploadController Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-5473
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Samsung
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	SyncThru
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['17075']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Samsung SyncThru. By default, authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the FileUploadController servlet exposed by fileupload.html. The issue lies in the failure to sanitize the path of files uploaded, allowing for them to be placed anywhere on the server. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Resolved by: Samsung SyncThu 6 v1.0
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-05-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-07-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Andrea Micalizzi (rgod)

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