Path Traversal in OWASP Dependency-Check

published 2018-06-07 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-hcwx-7q5v-vc67 , EUVD-2022-4126

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits: 0; none known

OWASP Dependency-Check before 3.2.0 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive that holds directory traversal filenames.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

maven org.owasp:dependency-check-maven 3.2.0
owasp dependency-check 3.2.0

Exploit prediction

1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.owasp:dependency-check-maven	<3.2.0	3.2.0

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-123 Write-what-where Condition

References

github.com /snyk/zip-slip-vulnerability
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /jeremylong/DependencyCheck/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md#version-320-2018-05-21
web, release-notes
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12036
advisory
github.com /jeremylong/DependencyCheck
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary