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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-43099

An Archive Extraction (AKA "Zip Slip) vulnerability exists in bbs 5.3 in the UpgradeNow function in UpgradeManageAction.java, which unzips the arbitrary upladed zip file without checking filenames.

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 1.11%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An Archive Extraction (AKA "Zip Slip) vulnerability exists in bbs 5.3 in the UpgradeNow function in UpgradeManageAction.java, which unzips the arbitrary upladed zip file without checking filenames. The vulnerability is exploited using a specially crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames (e.g. ../../evil.exe).

CVSS 3.1
4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
1.11% probability · 64th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
diyhi/bbs
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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