PT-2025-7041 · Unknown · Securedrop Client

Lsd-Cat

·

Published

2025-02-13

·

Updated

2025-02-17

·

CVE-2025-24888

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

VectorAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SecureDrop Client versions prior to 0.14.1
Description: The issue lies in the code responsible for downloading replies in the SecureDrop Client. A malicious SecureDrop Server could obtain code execution on the SecureDrop Client virtual machine (sd-app). The filename of the reply is obtained from the Content-Disposition HTTP header and used to write the encrypted reply on disk. Although filenames are generated and sanitized server-side, and files are downloaded in an encrypted format, a previously compromised SecureDrop Server could manipulate the HTTP response to exploit this issue. The vulnerability allows code execution by writing an autostart file in /home/user/.config/autostart/. As of the time of publication, there is no known evidence of exploitation in the wild.
Recommendations: For SecureDrop Client versions prior to 0.14.1, update to version 0.14.1 to fix the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /home/user/.config/autostart/ directory to prevent potential code execution.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-24888
GHSA-6C3P-CHQ6-Q3J2

Affected Products

Securedrop Client