CVE-2023-40828: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

August 29, 2023

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the expandIfZip method in the extract function.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-cj8w-v588-p8wx
github.com/pf4j/pf4j/commit/8e0aa198c4e652cfc1eb9e05ca9b64397f67cc72
github.com/pf4j/pf4j/pull/538
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40828

Code Behaviors & Features

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