CVE-2018-1002200
plexus-archiver: arbitrary file write vulnerability / arbitrary code execution using a specially crafted zip file
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 5, 2018
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
A path traversal vulnerability has been discovered in plexus-archiver when extracting a carefully crafted zip file which holds path traversal file names. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to write files outside the target directory and overwrite existing files with malicious code or vulnerable configurations.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory