CVE-2019-19102 Zip Slip vulnerability in 3rd-Party library in B&R Automation Studio upgrade service

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a Zip Slip vulnerability in the upgrade service to write files to arbitrary local directories.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-19102?

CVE-2019-19102 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in B&R Automation Studio, published on 29 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A directory traversal vulnerability in SharpZipLib used in the upgrade service in B&R Automation Studio versions 4.0.x, 4.1.x and 4.2.x allow unauthenticated users to write to certain local directories. The vulnerability is also known as zip slip.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19102?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Br-Automation Automation Studio.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19102?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19102 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2019-19102 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19102 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ww7q-w3g7-9cgc.

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