CVE-2023-5938 HIGH

CVE-2023-5938: Path traversal via 'zip slip' in Arc before v1.6.0

Vendor Nozomi Networks
Product Arc
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published May 15, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Multiple functions use archives without properly validating the filenames therein, rendering the application vulnerable to path traversal via 'zip slip' attacks. An administrator able to provide tampered archives to be processed by the affected versions of Arc may be able to have arbitrary files extracted to arbitrary filesystem locations. Leveraging this issue, an attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files on the target filesystem and cause critical impacts on the system (e.g., arbitrary command execution on the victim’s machine).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 15, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated