CVE-2019-13241

Public Exploit

Description

FlightCrew v0.9.2 and older are vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a ZIP archive entry that is mishandled during extraction.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.75% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/flightcrew/issues/52 third party advisory exploit
https://salvatoresecurity.com/fun-with-fuzzers-how-i-discovered-three-vulnerabilities-part-3-of-3/ third party advisory exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4055-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-13241?
CVE-2019-13241 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-13241?
To fix CVE-2019-13241, 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-2019-13241 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-13241 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.