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 ove…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.054 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Apache Tika
- Apache Software Foundation Tika — versions 0.9 to 1.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
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.