Path traversal in sharpcompress - CVE-2021-39208

 

Path traversal in sharpcompress - CVE-2021-39208

Published: May 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89753
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39208
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: adamhathcock
Affected software:
sharpcompress

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-39208

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources