Path Traversal in Juce
CVE-2021-23520
The package juce-framework/juce before 6.1.5 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) via the ZipFile::uncompressEntry function in juce_ZipFile.cpp. This vulnerability is triggered when the archive is extracted upon calling uncompressTo() on a ZipFile object.
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: 0.011 (64.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UNMANAGED-JUCEFRAMEWORKJUCE-2388607 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/juce-framework/JUCE/commit/2e874e80cba0152201aff6a4d0dc407997d10a7f (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23520?
- CVE-2021-23520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juce, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23520?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.