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CVE-2023-37460

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-37460 is a critical vulnerability affecting Plexus Archiver versions prior to 4.8.0, allowing arbitrary file creation and potential remote code execution during archive extraction. This flaw arises from improper handling of symbolic links, where an attacker can craft an archive to write content outside the intended directory. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:codehaus-plexus:plexus-archiver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0207 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiverFixed in: 4.8.0
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 ARMFixed in: 1.5.0-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18346-16823Fixed in: 1.5.0-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18347-17084Fixed in: 1.5.0-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 1.5.0-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 1.5.0-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 x64Fixed in: 1.5.0-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 javapackages-bootstrap 1.5.0-4 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 1.5.0-4
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 javapackages-bootstrap 1.5.0-4 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 1.5.0-4
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: plexus-archiver-0:2.4.2-6.el7_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Migration Toolkit for Runtimes 1 on RHEL 8Fixed in: plexus-archiver
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7Fixed in: plexus-archiver
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShiftFixed in: openshift-logging/elasticsearch6-rhel8
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Migration Toolkit for Applications 6Fixed in: plexus-archiver

Vendor Advisories (4)

microsoft2024-Jun/CVE-2023-37460

CVE-2023-37460

Jun 11, 2024
mavenGHSA-wh3p-fphp-9h2mhigh

Arbitrary File Creation in AbstractUnArchiver

Jul 25, 2023
redhatCVE-2023-37460Important

plexus-archiver: Arbitrary File Creation in AbstractUnArchiver

Jul 25, 2023
microsoft2023-Jul/CVE-2023-37460Critical

Plexus Archiver vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation in AbstractUnArchiver

Jul 11, 2023

References

github.com / codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/commit/54759839fbdf85caf8442076f001d5fd64e0dcb2
Patch
github.com / codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/releases/tag/plexus-archiver-4.8.0
Release Notes
github.com / codehaus-plexus/plexus-archiver/security/advisories/GHSA-wh3p-fphp-9h2m
ExploitVendor Advisory