CVE-2025-42970: Path Traversal (CVSS 5.8)

Description

SAPCAR improperly sanitizes the file paths while extracting SAPCAR archives. Due to this, an attacker could craft a malicious SAPCAR archive containing directory traversal sequences. When a high privileged victim extracts this malicious archive, it is then processed by SAPCAR on their system, causing files to be extracted outside the intended directory and overwriting files in arbitrary locations. This vulnerability has a high impact on the integrity and availability of the application with no impact on confidentiality.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.8

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-22 Path Traversal

References

Other References

https://me.sap.com/notes/3595156 https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-42970? +

SAPCAR improperly sanitizes the file paths while extracting SAPCAR archives. Due to this, an attacker could craft a malicious SAPCAR archive containing directory traversal sequences. When a high privileged victim extracts this malicious archive, it is then processed by SAPCAR on their system, causing files to be extracted outside the intended directory and overwriting files in arbitrary locations. This vulnerability has a high impact on the integrity and availability of the application with no impact on confidentiality. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-42970? +

CVE-2025-42970 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.8 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-42970? +

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