Path Traversal in Rarlab Unrar

CVE-2017-12938

UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-12938: held from 0.030 to 0.030.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12938?
CVE-2017-12938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rarlab Unrar, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-12938?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.