CVE-2018-1002200

Public Exploit

Description

plexus-archiver before 3.6.0 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in an archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.27% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Codehaus plexus-archiver
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/commit/f8f4233508193b70df33759ae9dc6154d69c2ea8 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4227 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-31680 third party advisory exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1837 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/pull/87 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1836 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1002200?
CVE-2018-1002200 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1002200?
To fix CVE-2018-1002200, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1002200 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1002200 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1002200?
CVE-2018-1002200 affects Codehaus plexus-archiver.
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