What is CVE-2020-36560?

CVE-2020-36560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Github.com/artdarek/go-Unzip, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-36560?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Github.com/artdarek/go-Unzip

CVE-2020-36560

Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.012 (66.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Github.com/artdarek/go-unzip — versions 0
Go-unzip_project Go-unzip

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@golang.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security@golang.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security@golang.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
security@golang.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36560?: CVE-2020-36560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Github.com/artdarek/go-Unzip, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-36560?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.