9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-36561
Apache Expat Relative Path Write_ylim
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2022, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 8, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-36561 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 Unzip_project unzip
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL 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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-36561 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]

    Jun. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Due to improper path santization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory. Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or overwritten) outside of the target directory.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/commit/2adbaa4891b9690853ef10216189189f5ad7dc73 No Types Assigned https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/commit/2adbaa4891b9690853ef10216189189f5ad7dc73 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/pull/1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/yi-ge/unzip/pull/1 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0035 No Types Assigned https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2020-0035 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:unzip_project:unzip:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3-0.20200308084313-2adbaa4891b9
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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.

0.15 }} -0.00%

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0.51744

percentile

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