Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2024 · Assigned by Nozomi

CVE-2023-5938Path traversal via 'zip slip' in Arc before v1.6.0

High 8.0

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in Arc from Nozomi Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Multiple functions use archives without properly validating the filenames therein, rendering the application vulnerable to path traversal via 'zip slip' attacks. An administrator able to provide tampered archives to be processed by the affected versions of Arc may be able to have arbitrary files extracted to arbitrary filesystem locations. Leveraging this issue, an attacker may be able to overwrite arbitrary files on the target filesystem and cause critical impacts on the system (e.g., arbitrary command execution on the victim’s machine).

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Nozomi Networks Arc 0 – before 1.6.0

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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