Directory Traversal Affecting plexus-archiver-javadoc package, versions <0:2.4.2-5.el7_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PLEXUSARCHIVERJAVADOC-2104015
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Jun 2018

Introduced: 5 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-1002200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 plexus-archiver-javadoc to version 0:2.4.2-5.el7_5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream plexus-archiver-javadoc package and not the plexus-archiver-javadoc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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'.