CVE-2018-20250

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (in UNACEV2.dll). When the filename field is manipulated with specific patterns, the destination (extraction) folder is ignored, thus treating the filename as an absolute path.
References
Link Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/winrar_ace Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/ Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html Release Notes
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/winrar_ace Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/ Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html Release Notes
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2019-02-05 20:29

Updated : 2025-03-13 17:07


NVD link : CVE-2018-20250

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20250

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-20250


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Products Affected

rarlab

  • winrar
CWE
CWE-36

Absolute Path Traversal

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')