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Status published
High
CVE-2023-39957
Path traversal allows tricking the Talk Android app into writing files into it's root directory
Vulnerability Description
Nextcloud Talk Android allows users to place video and audio calls through Nextcloud on Android. Prior to version 17.0.0, an unprotected intend allowed malicious third party apps to trick the Talk Android app into writing files outside of its intended cache directory. Nextcloud Talk Android version 17.0.0 has a patch for this issue. No known workarounds are available.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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security-advisories
Vulnerable Versions:
< 17.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 10th, 2023
Last Modified:
October 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H