CVE-2021-23484

Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)

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Published Jan 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The package zip-local before 0.3.5 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) which can lead to an extraction of a crafted file outside the intended extraction directory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zip-local_project:zip-local:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-1241	The package zip-local before 0.3.5 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) which can lead to an extraction of a crafted file outside the intended extraction directory.
Github GHSA	GHSA-wxj7-97fp-j53j	Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Zip-Local

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.050% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Mostafa-Samir/zip-local/blob/master/main.js%23L365
https://github.com/Mostafa-Samir/zip-local/commit/949446a95a660c0752b1db0c654f0fd619ae6085
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ZIPLOCAL-2327477

History

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Subscriptions

Zip-local Project Zip-local

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 9:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Jan 28, 2022, 9:31 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 9:56 PM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 28, 2022, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM

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