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CVE-2018-12036

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.

Affected products

• OWASP Dependency-Check: before 3.2.0 — fixed in 3.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OWASP Dependency-Check 3.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/jeremylong/DependencyCheck/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md#version-320-2018-05-21
• https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability
• https://github.com/jeremylong/DependencyCheck/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md#version-320-2018-05-21
• https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability

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