NN-2023:16-01
Path traversal via 'zip slip' in Arc before v1.6.0
Last update: 2024-05-20
| Advisory ID | NN-2023:16-01 |
|---|---|
| Topic | Path traversal via 'zip slip' in Arc before v1.6.0 |
| CWE Impact | CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') |
| Issue date | 2024-05-15 |
| Affects | Arc < v1.6.0 |
| CVE Name(s) | CVE-2023-5938 |
| CVSS Details | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVSS Score | 8.9 (CVSS v4.0) 8.0 (CVSS v3.1) |
| CVE Risk Level | High (CVSS v4.0) High (CVSS v3.1) |
| Risk Level for Nozomi customers | Medium |
Summary
Multiple functions use archives without properly validating the filenames therein, rendering the application vulnerable to path traversal via 'zip slip' attacks.
Impact
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
Arc < v1.6.0
Workarounds and Mitigations
N/A
Solutions
Upgrade to v1.6.0 or later.
Modification History
2024-05-15: Initial revision
2024-05-20: Added CVSS v4.0 scoring where applicable
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Acknowledgements
We thank the following parties for their efforts:
- Gabriele Quagliarella of Nozomi Networks Security Research team for finding this issue during an internal penetration testing session
Contact
Nozomi Networks Product Security team can be reached at prodsec@nozominetworks.com.More contact details on the PSIRT page.