GHSA-5458-7HH9-V7P4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 21:30 – Updated: 2026-03-27 19:49
VLAI?
Summary
pf4j is vulnerable to Path Traversal or Zip Slip attack through improper handling of zip entry names
Details

pf4j before 20c2f80 has a path traversal vulnerability in the extract() function of Unzip.java, where improper handling of zip entry names can allow directory traversal or Zip Slip attacks, due to a lack of proper path normalization and validation.

Severity ?
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.pf4j:pf4j"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.14.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-70952"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22",
      "CWE-23"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-27T19:49:00Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-25T19:16:28Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "pf4j before 20c2f80 has a path traversal vulnerability in the extract() function of Unzip.java, where improper handling of zip entry names can allow directory traversal or Zip Slip attacks, due to a lack of proper path normalization and validation.",
  "id": "GHSA-5458-7hh9-v7p4",
  "modified": "2026-03-27T19:49:01Z",
  "published": "2026-03-25T21:30:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-70952"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/issues/618"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/issues/623"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/commit/20c2f80089d1ea779e22c2de5f109a0bce4e1b14"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gist.github.com/weaver4VD/410f23adb24ef5f5077f021f4393e705"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "pf4j is vulnerable to Path Traversal or Zip Slip attack through improper handling of zip entry names "
}


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