CVE-2015-2060: cabextract_project cabextract Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-2060 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in cabextract_project cabextract. EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 29-11-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

cabextract before 1.6 does not properly check for leading slashes when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to conduct absolute directory traversal attacks via a malformed UTF-8 character that is changed to a UTF-8 encoded slash.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.