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)
EPSS: 0.018 (76.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Kde Okular
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
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.