CVE-2022-50950
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWebile 1.0.1 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to manipulate file system paths without authentication. Attackers can exploit path manipulation to access sensitive system directories and potentially compromise the mobile device's local file system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceWebile 1.0.1 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate file path arguments (typically using '../' sequences) to escape the application's intended directory and access sensitive files and directories outside the web root, potentially exposing system configuration files, application data, or other sensitive content on the mobile device's local file system.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Webile installation and versionLocate the Webile application on the system and identify its version number through package files, metadata, or application headersAffected if Webile version 1.0.1 is installed
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Identify file operation endpointsReview the application's URL structure and identify any endpoints that accept file path parameters, such as download, view, or file serving functionsAffected if The application exposes endpoints that accept file path arguments without obvious sanitization
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Check for path traversal vulnerabilitySend a test request with '../' sequences in the path parameter (e.g., /download?file=../../etc/passwd) to the identified file operation endpointsAffected if The application returns files outside the intended web root directory
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Verify input validation presenceExamine application logs, configuration files, or proxy traces for any path normalization or validation logic applied to file path parametersAffected if No path validation is found and the application directly uses user-supplied paths in file operations
If Webile 1.0.1 is running and exposes file operation endpoints that accept unsanitized path parameters, the environment is affected by this directory traversal vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation and path sanitization on all file path parameters, including canonical path resolution (resolving real paths and comparing against allowed base directories) and reject any path containing traversal sequences; also enforce proper access controls to restrict file system operations to intended application directories only.
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