Name: CVE-2023-40828: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-40828, CWE-22, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.01472

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the expandIfZip method in the extract function.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libpf4j-java	May 15, 2025	Aug 28, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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