Path Traversal in Codehaus Plexus-Archiver
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. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.
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: 0.116 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.132 · newest: 0.116 · change: -0.016
Affected products
- Codehaus Plexus-Archiver — versions unspecified
- Codehaus-Plexus Plexus-Archiver
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/commit/f8f4233508193b70df33759ae9dc6… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4227 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-31680 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1837 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/pull/87 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1836 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1002200?
- CVE-2018-1002200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codehaus Plexus-Archiver, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-07-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1002200?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1002200 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.