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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-1002200

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.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 13.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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'.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
13.18% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source
report@snyk.io

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.