CVE-2023-22899

Zip4j through 2.11.2, as used in Threema and other products, does not always check the MAC when decrypting a ZIP archive.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://breakingthe3ma.app	Third Party Advisory
https://breakingthe3ma.app/files/Threema-PST22.pdf	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/issues/485	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/releases	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34316206	Third Party Advisory
https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/news-alleged-weaknesses-statement	Vendor Advisory
https://breakingthe3ma.app	Third Party Advisory
https://breakingthe3ma.app/files/Threema-PST22.pdf	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/issues/485	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/releases	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34316206	Third Party Advisory
https://threema.ch/en/blog/posts/news-alleged-weaknesses-statement	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:zip4j_project:zip4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-01-10 02:15

Updated : 2025-04-09 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-22899

Mitre link : CVE-2023-22899

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-22899

JSON object : View

Products Affected

zip4j_project

zip4j

CWE

CWE-346

Origin Validation Error

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