# CVE-2018-1002203: unzipper npm library before 0.8.13 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot s

- Also known as: GHSA-884W-698F-927F
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.8.13
- Published: 2018-07-25 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- node.js unzipper: fixed in 0.8.13
- unzipper (npm): fixed in 0.8.13

## Description

unzipper npm library before 0.8.13 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on node.js unzipper, unzipper, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.13) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability
- https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/commit/2220ddd5b58f6252069a4f99f9475441ad0b50cd
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:unzipper:20180415
- https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability
- https://github.com/ZJONSSON/node-unzipper/pull/59

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