CVE-2024-52885
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 · uneditedThe Mobile Access Portal's File Share application is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack, allowing an authenticated, malicious end-user (authorized to at least one File Share application) to list the file names of 'nobody'-accessible directories on the Mobile Access gateway.
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 confidenceThe Mobile Access Portal's File Share application has a directory traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated users with File Share access to escape the intended directory and list filenames in 'nobody'-accessible directories on the Mobile Access gateway. This is a path traversal issue where improper input validation allows directory traversal sequences in file access requests.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsCVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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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Identify Checkpoint Mobile Access or Remote Access VPN installationCheck your environment for the presence of Checkpoint Mobile Access Portal or Checkpoint Remote Access VPN software components. On the gateway, run: cpstat -h or check for Mobile Access blade via: cpwd_admin list | grep -i mobileAffected if Checkpoint Mobile Access or Remote Access VPN is deployed on the system
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Verify File Share application is enabledOn the Checkpoint gateway, access SmartConsole or cpWebUI to check if the File Share blade/application is activated in the Mobile Access policy. Alternatively, check the Mobile Access configuration via: ls -la $FWDIR/conf/mobile_access.confAffected if File Share application is enabled in the Mobile Access policy
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Confirm authenticated user access to File ShareReview Mobile Access user access policies to determine if any users or groups are granted File Share permissions. Check user role configurations in the Mobile Access portal settingsAffected if Users are authenticated and granted File Share access permissions
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Inspect file system access controls on gatewayReview the file permissions on directories accessible to the 'nobody' user on the gateway. Run: ls -la /var/opt/CPmgmd/var/ or check /usr/local/scripts/ and other nobody-accessible paths referenced in the gateway configurationAffected if The gateway has directories accessible by 'nobody' user that could be exposed via traversal
You are affected if you have Checkpoint Mobile Access or Remote Access VPN deployed with the File Share application enabled for authenticated users.
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 in the File Share application to prevent directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../). Additionally, enforce strict file system access controls to ensure users can only access files within their authorized share directories.
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