CVE-2025-58161: MobSF Path Traversal in GET /download/<filename> using absolute filenames
The GET /download/ route uses string path verification via os.path.commonprefix, which allows an authenticated user to download files outside the DWD_DIR download directory from “neighboring” directories whose absolute paths begin with the same prefix as DWD_DIR (e.g., …/downloads_bak, …/downloads.old). This is a Directory Traversal (escape) leading to a data leak.
References
- github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF
- github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/commit/7f3bc086c028c1b50889cab8a15f7b59b7abdaf9
- github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/releases/tag/v4.4.1
- github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/security/advisories/GHSA-ccc3-fvfx-mw3v
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-ccc3-fvfx-mw3v
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58161
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