Path Traversal in Decompress Project
CVE-2020-12265
The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/1217 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/kevva/decompress/issues/71 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/kevva/decompress/pull/73 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12265?
- CVE-2020-12265 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Decompress Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12265?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12265 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.