CVE-2018-1002204
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:33 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAdm ZipZip Project Adm Zip
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 13%
Description
adm-zip npm library before 0.4.9 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.4.9
Affected range stops below 0.4.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.4.9
Affected range stops below 0.4.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107001x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/commit/62f64004fefb894c523a7143e8a88ebe6c84df25x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/pull/212x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerabilityx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerabilityx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:adm-zip:20180415CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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