Description
MX Player Android App versions prior to v1.24.5, are vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability when user is using the MX Transfer feature in "Receive" mode. An attacker can exploit this by connecting to the MX Transfer session as a "sender" and sending a MessageType of "FILE_LIST" with a "name" field containing directory traversal characters (../). This will result in the file being transferred to the victim's phone, but being saved outside of the intended "/sdcard/MXshare" directory. In some instances, an attacker can achieve remote code execution by writing ".odex" and ".vdex" files in the "oat" directory of the MX Player application.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-41
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0204
EPSS Percentile
78.7%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
mxplayer/mx_player
< 1.24.5
Published
Jul 08, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026