CVE-2023-6891 PeaZip Library dragdropfilesdll.dll uncontrolled search path
A local attacker can exploit an uncontrolled search path in PeaZip to execute arbitrary code via a malicious DLL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6891?
CVE-2023-6891 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in PeaZip, published on 17 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in PeaZip 9.4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library dragdropfilesdll.dll of the component Library Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 9.6.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248251. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early, confirmed the existence of the flaw and immediately worked on a patched release.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6891?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Peazip Peazip.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6891?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6891 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-2023-6891 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PeaZip
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q892-p5w2-8qpf.