Path Traversal in KDE Okular
CVE-2018-1000801
okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- KDE Okular
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00027.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cgit.kde.org/okular.git/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-08 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4303 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000801?
- CVE-2018-1000801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KDE Okular, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000801?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1000801 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.