Path Traversal in Mholt Archiver
CVE-2024-0406
A flaw was discovered in the mholt/archiver package. This flaw allows an attacker to create a specially crafted tar file, which, when unpacked, may allow access to restricted files or directories. This issue can allow the creation or overw…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.009 (56.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mholt Archiver
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4.18 — versions v4.18.0-202503051333.p0.g22b273d.assembly.stream.el9
- Redhat Advanced_cluster_security — versions 3.0
- Redhat Openshift_container_platform
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-0406?
- CVE-2024-0406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mholt Archiver, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-04-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-0406?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-0406 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.