CVE-2019-16511 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in FireGiant WiX Toolset versions prior to 3.11.2, specifically within the Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Cab.dll and Microsoft.Deployment.Compression.Zip.dll components. This flaw allows an attacker to extract files to arbitrary locations on a system by crafting malicious CAB or ZIP archives containing " ../ " sequences in filenames. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), leading to high integrity impact (I:H) but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:firegiant:wix_toolset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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