Path Traversal in Compression And Archive Extensions Tz Project

CVE-2020-7668

In all versions of the package github.com/unknwon/cae/tz, the ExtractTo function doesn't securely escape file paths in zip archives which include leading or non-leading "..". This allows an attacker to add or replace files system-wide.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-7668: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7668?
CVE-2020-7668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Compression And Archive Extensions Tz Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-7668?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7668 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.