#VU14545 Path traversal in Perl and Perlbot - CVE-2018-10860
Published: August 27, 2018 / Updated: August 28, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14545
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-10860
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Perl
Perlbot
Perl
Perlbot
Software vendor:
Perl
perlbot.sourceforge.net
Perl
perlbot.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the Archive::Zip module due to improper sanitization of paths while extracting zip files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can provide a specially crafted archive for processing, bypass security restrictions and write or overwrite arbitrary files in the context of the perl interpreter.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.