Published:2019/01/24  Last Updated:2019/01/24

JVN#98505783
HOUSE GATE App for iOS vulnerable to directory traversal

Overview

HOUSE GATE App for iOS contains a directory traversal vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • HOUSE GATE App for iOS 1.7.8 and earlier

Description

HOUSE GATE App for iOS provided by HOUSE GATE inc. uses the old version of cordova-plugin-ionic-webview, and inherits a directory traversal vulnerability (CWE-22, CVE-2018-16202).

Impact

A remote attacker may obtain an arbitrary file such as a file related to an application on iOS device. As a result, contents of the file may be disclosed.

Solution

Update the Application
Update the application to the latest version via App Store.

Vendor Status

Vendor Status Last Update Vendor Notes
HOUSE GATE inc. Vulnerable 2019/01/24

References

  1. Japan Vulnerability Notes JVN#69812763
    cordova-plugin-ionic-webview vulnerable to path traversal

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Base Score: 4.7
Attack Vector(AV) Physical (P) Local (L) Adjacent (A) Network (N)
Attack Complexity(AC) High (H) Low (L)
Privileges Required(PR) High (H) Low (L) None (N)
User Interaction(UI) Required (R) None (N)
Scope(S) Unchanged (U) Changed (C)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base Score: 4.3
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N)
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L)
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)

Credit

Gaku Mochizuki of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2019-5910
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2019-000003