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CVE-2023-22899

Published: Jan 10, 2023Updated: Apr 9, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-346
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 51.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Zip4j through 2.11.2, as used in Threema and other products, does not always check the MAC when decrypting a ZIP archive.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-346

Affected Products

zip4j project
oss-projectaka zip4j
zip4jLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
net.lingala.zip4j:zip4j
OSS Libraries
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://breakingthe3ma.app
breakingthe3ma.app
https://breakingthe3ma.app/files/Threema-PST22.pdf
breakingthe3ma.app
https://github.com/srikanth-lingala/zip4j/issues/485
github.com
and 6 more references View all →

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