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'.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Codehaus | plexus-archiver | >= unspecified, < 3.6.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1836Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1837Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/commit/f8f4233508193b70df33759ae9dc6154d69c2ea8Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/pull/87Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerabilityExploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-31680Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4227Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1836Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1837Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/commit/f8f4233508193b70df33759ae9dc6154d69c2ea8Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/pull/87Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerabilityExploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilityExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-31680Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4227Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 25, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified