CVE-2025-42970
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Publication date: 2025-07-08
Last updated on: 2025-07-08
Assigner: SAP SE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| sap | sapcar | 3.1 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability occurs because SAPCAR does not properly sanitize file paths when extracting archives. An attacker can create a malicious SAPCAR archive with directory traversal sequences that, when extracted by a high privileged user, causes files to be placed outside the intended directory. This can overwrite files in arbitrary locations on the system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can impact the integrity and availability of the application by allowing an attacker to overwrite files in arbitrary locations on the system. This could disrupt normal operations or cause the application to behave unexpectedly. There is no impact on confidentiality.