CVE-2018-1000801 is a Directory Traversal vulnerability in Okular versions 18.08 and earlier, affecting Debian and KDE Okular installations. This flaw, located in the unpackDocumentArchive function, allows for arbitrary file creation on a user's workstation. Exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a specially crafted Okular archive, and has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability. The issue was corrected in Okular version 18.08.1.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 18.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:okular:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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