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WS-2018-0601
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 14, 2026
The example Expander class in Apache Commons Compress before 1.18 has been vulnerable to a path traversal in the edge case that happens when the target directory has a sibling directory and the name of the target directory is a prefix of the sibling directory's name.
Affected Packages
existdb (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=4.3.1 <=4.7.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version no_fix
Related Resources (2)
https://github.com/apache/commons-compress/commit/a080293da69f3fe3d11d5214432e1469ee195870
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/changes-report.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE