CVE-2023-51640

Summary

CVE-2023-51640 is a Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Allegra's extarctZippedFile method. This issue permits remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, even if authentication is required. The authentication mechanism can be bypassed during exploitation. The root cause is the lack of proper validation of user-supplied paths, which opens the door for file system manipulation. This vulnerability can result in LOCAL SERVICE context code execution. (ZDI-CAN-22504)

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