🛡️ CVE-2023-39138 — zipfoundation

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-39138 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2023-39138 is recorded against 2 packages.

• github.com/weichsel/zipfoundation
• zipfoundation

Timeline and source

Published on 31 August 2023 and last revised on 9 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
blog.ostorlab.co (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
ostorlab.co (Web)
ostorlab.co (Web)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-22: Path Traversal) in other software:

• CVE-2016-1000305 (published 31 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-47951 (5.7 Medium, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-39210 (5.0 Medium, published 12 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-10830 (8.2 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-3146 (5.5 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-23608 (0.0 Low, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-5115 (published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-22232 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)

Details

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