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 overwriting of files with the user's or application's privileges using the library.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
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
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security — versions 3.0
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2449 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0406 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (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.