#VU111243 Path traversal in otp - CVE-2025-4748
Published: June 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111243
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-4748
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
otp
otp
Software vendor:
erlang
erlang
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files to the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of .zip archives in the Erlang/OTP standard-library ZIP routines "zip:unzip/1,2" and "zip:extract/1,2". A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted .zip archive to the application and write files to arbitrary locations on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.