Link following in ZipArchive - CVE-2022-36943
Published: November 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99862
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36943
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ZipArchive
Affected software:
ZipArchive
ZipArchive
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite files on the filesystem.
The vulnerability exists due to lack of sanitization on paths which are symlinks. A remote attacker can overwrite files on the filesystem when opening a malicious ZIP containing a symlink as the first item.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36943
Install updates from vendor's website.