py7zr vulnerability

2024-09-2408:08:46

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osv.dev

py7zr

vulnerability

path traversal

attack

arbitrary files

7z archive

extraction

host

CVSS3

9.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

Low

JSON

It was discovered that py7zr was vulnerable to path traversal attacks.
If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially
crafted 7z archive, an attacker could possibly use this issue to write
arbitrary files outside the target directory on the host.