CVE-2014-9767 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can create arbitrary empty directories via a crafted ZIP archive due to a path traversal flaw in the PHP zip extension.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9767?
CVE-2014-9767 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Php Php, published on 22 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the ZipArchive::extractTo function in ext/zip/php_zip.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13 and ext/zip/ext_zip.cpp in HHVM before 3.12.1 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary empty directories via a crafted ZIP archive.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9767?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Hiphop Virtual Machine for Php Project Hiphop Virtual Machine for Php, Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9767?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-9767 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9767 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4gmr-f4gg-2jhp, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9767.