Path Traversal in Firegiant Wix Toolset
CVE-2019-16511
An issue was discovered in DTF in FireGiant WiX Toolset before 3.11.2. Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Cab.dll and Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Zip.dll allow directory traversal during CAB or ZIP archive extraction, because the full name of an archive file (even with a ../ sequence) is concatenated with the destination path.
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: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6075 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- wixtoolset.org/development/wips/6075-dtf-zip-slip/ (Third Party Advisory)
- www.firegiant.com/blog/2019/9/18/wix-v3.11.2-released/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_09_2019
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16511?
- CVE-2019-16511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Firegiant Wix Toolset, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16511?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16511 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.