CVE-2021-43099
Published: 28 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-43099 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Diyhi Bbs. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 29.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-30050
Vulnerability details
An Archive Extraction (AKA "Zip Slip) vulnerability exists in bbs 5.3 in the UpgradeNow function in UpgradeManageAction.java, which unzips the arbitrary upladed zip file without checking filenames. The vulnerability is exploited using a specially crafted archive that holds directory traversal…
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filenames (e.g. ../../evil.exe).
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.