CVE-2022-36943 Path traversal in SSZipArchive
Attackers can overwrite arbitrary files on the filesystem by exploiting symlink handling in the SSZipArchive library.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36943?
CVE-2022-36943 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SSZipArchive, published on 3 Jan 2023. 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
SSZipArchive versions 2.5.3 and older contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability due to lack of sanitization on paths which are symlinks. SSZipArchive will overwrite files on the filesystem when opening a malicious ZIP containing a symlink as the first item.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36943?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ziparchive Project Ziparchive.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36943?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36943 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-2022-36943 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-36943 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in SSZipArchive
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgvw-6xcf-qqfc.