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)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.