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)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Juce
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • report@snyk.io (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • report@snyk.io (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • report@snyk.io (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

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.