pf4j up to 3.9.0 expandIfZip information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in pf4j up to 3.9.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function expandIfZip. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-40828. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in pf4j up to 3.9.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function expandIfZip. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 08/29/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-40828 since 08/22/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch 8e0aa198c4e652cfc1eb9e05ca9b64397f67cc72 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-2273). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: 8e0aa198c4e652cfc1eb9e05ca9b64397f67cc72

Timelineinfo

08/22/2023 🔍
08/29/2023 +7 days 🔍
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07/27/2025 +698 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 8e0aa198c4e652cfc1eb9e05ca9b64397f67cc72
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-238231
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2023 07:32
Updated: 07/27/2025 04:27
Changes: 08/29/2023 07:32 (40), 09/22/2023 09:16 (1), 09/22/2023 09:20 (11), 07/27/2025 04:27 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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