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CVE-2021-23391 (GCVE-0-2021-23391)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-07 20:40 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:24
VLAI
Title
Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)
Summary
This affects all versions of package calipso. It is possible for a malicious module to overwrite files on an arbitrary file system through the module install functionality.
CWE
  • Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a calipso Affected: 0 , < unspecified (custom)
Date Public
2021-06-07 00:00
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