CVEvulnerability

CVE-2018-10498

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2018-09-24 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-09-24
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200, CWE-37

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Samsung Email Fixed in version 5.0.02.16. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of file:/// URIs. The issue lies in the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow for reading arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to escalate privileges. Was ZDI-CAN-5329.

Affected configurations

• samsung samsung email (< 5.0.02.16)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
  • CWE-37 Path Traversal: '/absolute/pathname/here' weakness

References