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Status published
High
CVE-2019-14452
Sigil before 0.9.16 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing...
Vulnerability Description
Sigil before 0.9.16 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a ZIP archive entry that is mishandled during extraction.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/flightcrew/issues/52#issuecomment-505967936
- https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/flightcrew/issues/52#issuecomment-505997355
- https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/commit/369eebe936e4a8c83cc54662a3412ce8bef189e4
- https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/commit/04e2f280cc4a0766bedcc7b9eb56449ceecc2ad4
- https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/commit/0979ba8d10c96ebca330715bfd4494ea0e019a8f
- https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/releases/tag/0.9.16
- https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/compare/ea7f27d...5b867e5
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4085-1/
- https://salvatoresecurity.com/zip-slip-in-sigil-cve-2019-14452/
Affected Vendor
sigil-ebook
View all reports →Affected Software
sigil, flightcrew, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.9.2, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 31st, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.