SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-4748

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Erlang OTP (stdlib modules) allows Absolute Path Traversal, File Manipulation. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/stdlib/src/zip.erl and program routines zip:unzip/1, zip:unzip/2, zip:extract/1, zip:extract/2 unless the memory option is passed. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 until OTP 28.0.1, OTP 27.3.4.1 and OTP 26.2.5.13, corresponding to stdlib from 2.0 until 7.0.1, 6.2.2.1 and 5.2.3.4.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Erlang	Otp Stdlib	17.0-28.0.1, 27.3.4.1, 26.2.5.13 2.0-7.0.1, 6.2.2.1, 5.2.3.4

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	erlang	otp	17.0-28.0.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	erlang	otp	27.3.4.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	erlang	otp	26.2.5.13	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	erlang	stdlib	2.0-7.0.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	erlang	stdlib	6.2.2.1	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	erlang	stdlib	5.2.3.4	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/9941

https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-9g37-pgj9-wrhc

https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/5

CVSS Score

4.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: PASSIVE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: LOW
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: June 16, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified: June 16, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db

CVE-2025-4748