Path traversal in ark - CVE-2024-57966
Published: February 10, 2025 / Updated: February 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103730
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57966
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: KDE.org
Affected software:
ark
ark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in libarchiveplugin.cpp. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted archive and install arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57966
Install updates from vendor's website.