Vulnerability in Peazip
CVE-2023-6891
A vulnerability has been found in PeaZip 9.4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library dragdropfilesdll.dll of the component Library Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 9.6.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248251. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early, confirmed the existence of the flaw and immediately worked on a patched release.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Peazip — versions 9.4.0
- Peazip — versions 9.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- peazip.github.io/changelog.html (release-notes, Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6891?
- CVE-2023-6891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Peazip, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6891?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.