# CVE-2018-1002204: adm-zip npm library before 0.4.9 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot sla

- Also known as: GHSA-3V6H-HQM4-2RG6
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.4.9, 0.4.11
- Published: 2018-07-25 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- node.js adm-zip: fixed in 0.4.9
- adm-zip (npm): fixed in 0.4.11

## Description

adm-zip npm library before 0.4.9 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 adm-zip, adm-zip, upgrade to a fixed version (0.4.9, 0.4.11) per the references below.
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## References

- https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability
- https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/pull/212
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107001
- https://github.com/cthackers/adm-zip/commit/62f64004fefb894c523a7143e8a88ebe6c84df25
- https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:adm-zip:20180415

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