MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-4668

File Roller vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
4.3%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in File Roller 3.6.x before 3.6.4, 3.8.x before 3.8.3, and 3.9.x before 3.9.3, when libarchive is used, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a crafted archive that is not properly handled in a "Keep directory structure" action, related to fr-archive-libarchive.c and fr-window.c.
Affected vendor
File Roller Project
Affected product
File Roller
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2013-07-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-4668

  • Confirm whether File Roller Project File Roller is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-4668.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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