THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-1000544
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2018-1000544

Rubyzip vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.5%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
rubyzip gem rubyzip version 1.2.1 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in Zip::File component that can result in write arbitrary files to the filesystem. This attack appear to be exploitable via If a site allows uploading of .zip files , an attacker can upload a malicious file that contains symlinks or files with absolute pathnames "../" to write arbitrary files to the filesystem..
Affected vendor
Rubyzip Project
Affected product
Rubyzip
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-59 — Link Following
  • CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2018-06-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-1000544

  • Confirm whether Rubyzip Project Rubyzip is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-1000544.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

How ThreatPort helps with CVE-2018-1000544

ThreatPort's external attack surface scanner checks your internet-facing assets — agentlessly, from the outside in — for the exposed services and versions that CVE-2018-1000544 affects, then prioritises the finding by real risk using CISA KEV and FIRST.org EPSS.

Run a free external exposure scan

Are you exposed to CVE-2018-1000544?

Run an instant, non-intrusive external scan to check your attack surface for CVE-2018-1000544.

Start free scan

No credit card. Agentless.

Related vulnerabilities

CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6937
Mac Os X vulnerability
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6938
Mac Os X vulnerability
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-7411
Php vulnerability