JVN#47386847: SD Card Manager vulnerable to directory traversal

SD Card Manager provided by apps4u@android contains an issue in processing file names, which may result in a directory traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability.

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may create an arbitrary file or overwrite an existing file in a directory that the application has privileges to access.

Solution

Apply an Update
Update the software if you are using a version that was downloaded prior to February 24, 2014.

The software version that is downloaded will differ depending on the version of Android OS that you are using.

According to the developer, SD Card Manager 2.5.6 for Android 3.2 will not have this vulnerability addressed.

Products Affected

All versions released prior to February 24, 2014 are affected