CVE-2024-21633 json
Arbitrary file write on Decoding
published 2024-01-03 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-19273
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Apktool is a tool for reverse engineering Android APK files. In versions 2.9.1 and prior, Apktool infers resource files' output path according to their resource names which can be manipulated by attacker to place files at desired location on the system Apktool runs on. Affected environments are those in which an attacker may write/overwrite any file that user has write access, and either user name is known or cwd is under user folder. Commit d348c43b24a9de350ff6e5bd610545a10c1fc712 contains a patch for this issue.
Patch / fix
- apktool apktool 2.9.2
- apktool Debian 12 2.7.0+dfsg-6+deb12u1
- apktool Debian 14, Debian 13 2.7.0+dfsg-7
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21633
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template MobSF - Path Traversal nuclei detection template
- github.com https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/security/advisories/GHSA-2hqv-2xv4-5h5w referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- iBotPeaches Apktool
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/iBotPeaches/Apktool/commit/d348c43b24a9de350ff6e5bd610545a10c1fc712
patch
-
github.com
/iBotPeaches/Apktool/security/advisories/GHSA-2hqv-2xv4-5h5w
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-21633
- NVD CVE-2024-21633
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