Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-1000801
Potential exploit
okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2018-1000801
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:okular:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000801
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 36 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-1000801
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-1000801
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-1000801
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-08
Okular: Directory traversal (GLSA 201811-08) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://cgit.kde.org/okular.git/commit/?id=8ff7abc14d41906ad978b6bc67e69693863b9d47
okular.git - KDE document viewerPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=398096
398096 – Especially crafted Okular archives may lead to an arbitrary file creation on the user workstationExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00027.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1516-1] okular security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4303
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4303-1 okularThird Party Advisory
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