THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-1002202
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-1002202

Zip4j vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
13.1%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
zip4j before 1.3.3 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.
Affected vendor
Zip4j Project
Affected product
Zip4j
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-07-25

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 13.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-1002202

  • Confirm whether Zip4j Project Zip4j is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-1002202.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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