CVE-2022-36943
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Jan 3, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 27, 2022
Description
SSZipArchive versions 2.5.3 and older contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability due to lack of sanitization on paths which are symlinks. SSZipArchive will overwrite files on the filesystem when opening a malicious ZIP containing a symlink as the first item.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
SSZipArchiveZipArchive |
|
References
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