CVE-2020-36561

Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/commit/2adbaa4891b9690853ef10216189189f5ad7dc73	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/pull/1	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0035	Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability	Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/commit/2adbaa4891b9690853ef10216189189f5ad7dc73	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/pull/1	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0035	Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability	Technical Description Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:unzip_project:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-12-27 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-11 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-36561

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36561

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36561

JSON object : View

Products Affected

unzip_project

unzip

CWE

CWE-22

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

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