CVE-2023-38831

Known Exploited Vulnerability

RARLAB WinRAR Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor / product: RARLAB / WinRAR

Description

RARLAB WinRAR before 6.23 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user attempts to view a benign file within a ZIP archive. The issue occurs because a ZIP archive may include a benign file (such as an ordinary .JPG file) and also a folder that has the same name as the benign file, and the contents of the folder (which may include executable content) are processed during an attempt to access only the benign file. This was exploited in the wild in April through October 2023.

Weakness classification

• nvd@nist.gov: CWE-345
• 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-351

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
• 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource