Path traversal in Okular - CVE-2018-1000801
Published: November 10, 2018 / Updated: November 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15902
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000801
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Okular
Affected software:
Okular
Okular
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp". A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Okular archive, conduct directory traversal attack and create arbitrary files.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000801
Install update from vendor's website.