What is CVE-2018-17297?

CVE-2018-17297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hutool, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-17297?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-17297 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Hutool

CVE-2018-17297

The unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool before 4.1.12 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a filename within a ZIP archive.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.027 (84.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Hutool
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17297?: CVE-2018-17297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hutool, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-17297?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17297 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.