Vulnerability · Published Dec 14, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-35460
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in the net.sf.mpxj:mpxj package (Maven). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | net.sf.mpxj:mpxj | 8.3.5 | GHSA-p9j6-4pjr-gp48 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/joniles/mpxj/commit/8eaf4225048ea5ba7e59ef4556dab2098fcc4a1d x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mpxj.org/changes-report.html#a8.3.5 x_refsource_MISC