5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-16511
FireGiant WiX Toolset Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in DTF in FireGiant WiX Toolset before 3.11.2. Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Cab.dll and Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Zip.dll allow directory traversal during CAB or ZIP archive extraction, because the full name of an archive file (even with a ../ sequence) is concatenated with the destination path.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 19, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 4, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-16511 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16511 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Firegiant wix_toolset
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-2019-16511.

URL Resource
https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_09_2019
https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6075 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://wixtoolset.org/development/wips/6075-dtf-zip-slip/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.firegiant.com/blog/2019/9/18/wix-v3.11.2-released/ Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Updated: 10 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 10, 2024, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 21 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 9, 2023, 5:44 p.m. This repo has been linked 21 different CVEs too.

Enpass

Updated: 5 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 1, 2019, 6:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Zip Slip Vulnerability (Arbitrary file write through archive extraction)

security vulnerabilities

Updated: 23 hours, 36 minutes ago
739 stars 110 fork 110 watcher
Born at : April 18, 2018, 9:47 a.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-16511 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-16511 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_09_2019 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6075 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6075 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wixtoolset.org/development/wips/6075-dtf-zip-slip/ No Types Assigned https://wixtoolset.org/development/wips/6075-dtf-zip-slip/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.firegiant.com/blog/2019/9/18/wix-v3.11.2-released/ No Types Assigned https://www.firegiant.com/blog/2019/9/18/wix-v3.11.2-released/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:firegiant:wix_toolset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.11.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.06%

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0.51117

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