VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-21706
CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-10-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.31, 7.4.x below 7.4.24 and 8.0.x below 8.0.11, in Microsoft Windows environment, ZipArchive::extractTo may be tricked into writing a file outside target directory when extracting a ZIP file, thus potentially causing files to be created or overwritten, subject to OS permissions.
Weakness classification
- security@php.net: CWE-24
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-22
Primary references
- security@php.net — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- security@php.net — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory