What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1002202?

CVE-2018-1002202 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 13.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-1002202?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-1002202. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 13.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-1002202?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2018-1002202. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Zip4J CVE-2018-1002202

MEDIUM

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2018-07-25 report@snyk.io

Path Traversal Zip4J

6.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 25, 2018 - 17:29 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

65 maven packages depend on net.lingala.zip4j:zip4j (14 direct, 51 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.3.3.

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

zip4j before 1.3.3 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. zip4j before 1.3.3 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'. Affected products include: Zip4J Project Zip4J. Version information: before 1.3.3.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.