#VU99862 Link following in ZipArchive - CVE-2022-36943 

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#VU99862 Link following in ZipArchive - CVE-2022-36943

Published: November 6, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99862
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
ZipArchive
Software vendor:
ZipArchive

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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