Path Traversal in Crater-Invoice-Inc Crater
CVE-2026-57863
Crater Invoice through 6.0.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the self-update API that allows authenticated company owners to write arbitrary files outside the intended extraction directory by supplying crafted ZIP archives with ../ sequences to the unzip endpoint. Attackers can exploit unsanitized ZIP entry names passed to PHP's ZipArchive::extractTo() to write arbitrary PHP files into the web-accessible public directory and achieve remote code execution on the server.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description, exploit)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-57863?
- CVE-2026-57863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Crater-Invoice-Inc Crater, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-57863?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.