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CVE-2017-5946

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

The Zip::File component in the rubyzip gem before 1.2.1 for Ruby has a directory traversal vulnerability. If a site allows uploading of .zip files, an attacker can upload a malicious file that uses "../" pathname substrings to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/27/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxrubyzip_project:rubyzip

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3801(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96445(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/issues/315(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/releases(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3801(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96445(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/issues/315(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/rubyzip/rubyzip/releases(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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