GO-2021-0228

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    GO-2021-0228

    Published: 14 Jan 2022Last Modified: 13 Mar 2026

    Summary: Path traversal in github.com/unknwon/cae

    Details: The ExtractTo function doesn't securely escape file paths in zip archives which include leading or non-leading "..". This allows an attacker to add or replace files system-wide.

    References: https://github.com/unknwon/cae/commit/07971c00a1bfd9dc171c3ad0bfab5b67c2287e11, https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMUNKNWONCAEZIP-570383

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/unknwon/cae

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/unknwon/cae

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
    GO-2021-0228 | CVE-DB