Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1002200
CVE-2018-1002200
Description
plexus-archiver before 3.6.0 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in an archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiverMaven | < 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 |
Affected products
2- Codehaus/plexus-archiverv5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/commit/f8f4233508193b70df33759ae9dc6154d69c2ea8nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/pull/87nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilitynvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-31680nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1836nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1837nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcxq-x77q-3469ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1002200ghsaADVISORY
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4227nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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