Path Traversal in Apache Tika
CVE-2018-11762
In Apache Tika 0.9 to 1.18, in a rare edge case where a user does not specify an extract directory on the commandline (--extract-dir=) and the input file has an embedded file with an absolute path, such as "C:/evil.bat", tika-app would overwrite that file.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.054 (92.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.054 · newest: 0.054 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tika
- Apache Software Foundation Tika — versions 0.9 to 1.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105515 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ab2e1af38975f5fc462ba89b517971ef892ec3d06bee12ea22… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11762?
- CVE-2018-11762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11762?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11762 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.