CVE-2022-0401 describes a critical Path Traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) affecting the NPM w-zip package prior to version 1.0.12. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to manipulate file paths, potentially leading to arbitrary file creation, modification, or deletion on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w-zip_project:w-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
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