# CVE-2022-4772: Widoco WidocoUtils.java unZipIt path traversal

- Also known as: GHSA-JJ8R-JW42-MW4W
- Severity: CVSS 4.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2022-12-27 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a Widoco: version range not reported
- com.github.dgarijo:Widoco (Maven): through 1.4.17

## Description

A vulnerability was found in Widoco and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function unZipIt of the file src/main/java/widoco/WidocoUtils.java. The manipulation leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The name of the patch is f2279b76827f32190adfa9bd5229b7d5a147fa92. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216914 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Widoco, com.github.dgarijo:Widoco, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.216914
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216914
- https://github.com/dgarijo/Widoco/pull/551
- https://github.com/dgarijo/Widoco/commit/f2279b76827f32190adfa9bd5229b7d5a147fa92

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