CVE-2019-14751
NLTK Downloader Path Traversal Vulnerability
Description
NLTK Downloader before 3.4.5 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in an NLTK package (ZIP archive) that is mishandled during extraction.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 22, 2019, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:27 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected NLTK package.
- If necessary, restart the application or service.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-14751 has a 4 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-14751.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-14751 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-14751
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
None
None
A Proof of Concept for CVE-2019-14751
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-14751 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-14751 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00054.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00001.html Added Reference https://github.com/mssalvatore/CVE-2019-14751_PoC Added Reference https://github.com/nltk/nltk/blob/3.4.5/ChangeLog Added Reference https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/f59d7ed8df2e0e957f7f247fe218032abdbe9a10 Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QI4IJGLZQ5S7C5LNRNROHAO2P526XE3D/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGZSSEJH7RHH3RBUEVWWYT75QU67J7SE/ Added Reference https://salvatoresecurity.com/zip-slip-in-nltk-cve-2019-14751/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZGZSSEJH7RHH3RBUEVWWYT75QU67J7SE/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QI4IJGLZQ5S7C5LNRNROHAO2P526XE3D/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZGZSSEJH7RHH3RBUEVWWYT75QU67J7SE/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QI4IJGLZQ5S7C5LNRNROHAO2P526XE3D/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00054.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QI4IJGLZQ5S7C5LNRNROHAO2P526XE3D/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 27, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZGZSSEJH7RHH3RBUEVWWYT75QU67J7SE/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mssalvatore/CVE-2019-14751_PoC No Types Assigned https://github.com/mssalvatore/CVE-2019-14751_PoC Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nltk/nltk/blob/3.4.5/ChangeLog No Types Assigned https://github.com/nltk/nltk/blob/3.4.5/ChangeLog Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/f59d7ed8df2e0e957f7f247fe218032abdbe9a10 No Types Assigned https://github.com/nltk/nltk/commit/f59d7ed8df2e0e957f7f247fe218032abdbe9a10 Patch Changed Reference Type https://salvatoresecurity.com/zip-slip-in-nltk-cve-2019-14751/ No Types Assigned https://salvatoresecurity.com/zip-slip-in-nltk-cve-2019-14751/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nltk:nltk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.5
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.22 }} -6.09%
score
0.86537
percentile