CVE-2024-24569

`ZipSecurity#isBelowCurrentDirectory` is vulnerable to partial-path traversal vulnerability

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 1, 2024 at 07:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJava Code Security Toolkit

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The Pixee Java Code Security Toolkit is a set of security APIs meant to help secure Java code. `ZipSecurity#isBelowCurrentDirectory` is vulnerable to a partial-path traversal bypass. To be vulnerable to the bypass, the application must use toolkit version <=1.1.1, use ZipSecurity as a guard against path traversal, and have an exploit path. Although the control still protects attackers from escaping the application path into higher level directories (e.g., /etc/), it will allow "escaping" into sibling paths. For example, if your running path is /my/app/path you an attacker could navigate into /my/app/path-something-else. This vulnerability is patched in 1.1.2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.1.2
Affected range stops below 1.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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