Path traversal in Codehaus Plexus - CVE-2018-1002200
Published: June 13, 2018 / Updated: June 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13327
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1002200
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Codehaus
Affected software:
Codehaus Plexus
Codehaus Plexus
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to directory traversal flaw. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use a specially crafted Zip archive, extract the valid user and overwrite any file.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1002200
Install update from vendor's website.