CVE-2018-20250 - RARLAB WinRAR
AI Vulnerability ContextIn WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (in UNACEV2.dll). When the filename field is manipulated with specific patterns, the destination (extraction) folder is ignored, thus treating the filename as an absolute path.
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CISA KEVHIGH
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-20250
- Vendor/project
- RARLAB
- Product
- WinRAR
- Vulnerability name
- WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Date added
- 2022-02-15
- Due date
- 2022-08-15
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Known
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
CWE-36
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NVD CVE pagehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20250CVE API docshttps://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilitiesData feedshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feedsCataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogData repositoryhttps://github.com/cisagov/kev-dataaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/winrar_aceaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACEaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-20250