Path Traversal in Github.com/yi-Ge/unzip
CVE-2020-36561
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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Github.com/yi-Ge/unzip — versions 0
- Unzip Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/yi-ge/unzip/pull/1 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/yi-ge/unzip/commit/2adbaa4891b9690853ef10216189189f5ad7dc73 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0035 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36561?
- CVE-2020-36561 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Github.com/yi-Ge/unzip, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36561?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-36561 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.