Path Traversal in Dotnetzip Dotnetzip.semvered

CVE-2018-1002205

DotNetZip.Semvered before 1.11.0 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip 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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.104 (95.6th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% 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-2018-1002205: held from 0.104 to 0.104.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.104 · newest: 0.104 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1002205?
CVE-2018-1002205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dotnetzip Dotnetzip.semvered, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-1002205?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1002205 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.