# CVE-2022-4878: JATOS ZIP ZipUtil.java ZipUtil path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/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: 2023-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a JATOS: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in JATOS. Affected is the function ZipUtil of the file modules/common/app/utils/common/ZipUtil.java of the component ZIP Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. Upgrading to version 3.7.5-alpha is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 2b42519f309d8164e8811392770ce604cdabb5da. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217548.

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.217548
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217548
- https://github.com/JATOS/JATOS/commit/2b42519f309d8164e8811392770ce604cdabb5da
- https://github.com/JATOS/JATOS/releases/tag/v3.7.5-alpha

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