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../../../data/data/com.example.android.app/shared_prefs/Example.xml
The string is converted to a Uri object by Uri.parse(), which is passed to the second call of Uri.getLastPathSegment(). The resulting string will be: Example.xml
The string is used to create a file object. However, if an attacker could supply a string which cannot be decoded by the first call of the Uri.getLastPathSegment(), the last path segment may not be retrieved. An attacker can create such a string by using the technique called double encoding:
Double Encoding
(See [OWASP 2009] Double Encoding for more information.)
For example, the following double encoded string will circumvent the fix. %252E%252E%252F%252E%252E%252F%252E%252E%252Fdata%252Fdata%252Fcom.example.android.app%252Fshared_prefs%252FExample.xml
The first call of Uri.getLastPathSegment() will decode "%25" to "%" and return the string:
%2E%2E%2F%2E%2E%2F%2E%2E%2Fdata%2Fdata%2Fcom.example.android.app%2Fshared_prefs%2FExample.xml
When this string is passed to the second Uri.getLastPathSegment(), "%2E" and "%2F" will be decoded and the result will be:
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- JVN#78601526 GREE for Android vulnerable to directory traversal
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