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CVE-2018-1002200: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 13, 2022 (updated June 30, 2022)

plexus-archiver before 3.6.0 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in an archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as ‘Zip-Slip’.

References

  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1836
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1837
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcxq-x77q-3469
  • github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/commit/f8f4233508193b70df33759ae9dc6154d69c2ea8
  • github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/pull/87
  • github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1002200
  • snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability
  • snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-31680
  • www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4227

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.6.0

Fixed versions

  • 3.6.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.6.0 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

maven/org.codehaus.plexus/plexus-archiver/CVE-2018-1002200.yml

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