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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-7207
Debian cpio Path Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Debian's cpio contains a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was introduced by reverting CVE-2015-1197 patches which had caused a regression in --no-absolute-filenames. Upstream has since provided a proper fix to --no-absolute-filenames.

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Published Date :

Feb. 29, 2024, 1:42 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 26, 2025, 5:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-7207 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 Gnu cpio
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be fixed by updating the affected cpio, cpio-lang, and related packages.
  • Update the affected cpio and cpio-lang packages.
  • Update the cpio-mt and cpio-win32 packages if present.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-7207 has a 1 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-2023-7207.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/05/1 Mailing List
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1059163 Issue Tracking
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7207 Third Party Advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=376d663340a9dc91c91a5849e5713f07571c1628 Mailing List Patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/05/1 Mailing List
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1059163 Issue Tracking
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7207 Third Party Advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=376d663340a9dc91c91a5849e5713f07571c1628 Mailing List Patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8 Mailing List
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-7207 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-2023-7207 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-7207 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-7207 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/05/1 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/05/1 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1059163 Types: Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1059163 Types: Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7207 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7207 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=376d663340a9dc91c91a5849e5713f07571c1628 Types: Mailing List, Patch
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=376d663340a9dc91c91a5849e5713f07571c1628 Types: Mailing List, Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8 Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type Canonical Ltd.: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8 Types: Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    May. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/05/1
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1059163
    Added Reference https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7207
    Added Reference https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=376d663340a9dc91c91a5849e5713f07571c1628
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Debian's cpio contains a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was introduced by reverting CVE-2015-1197 patches which had caused a regression in --no-absolute-filenames. Upstream has since provided a proper fix to --no-absolute-filenames.
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=376d663340a9dc91c91a5849e5713f07571c1628 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1059163 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7207 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Canonical Ltd. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/05/1 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Canonical Ltd. AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
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