CVE-2018-17297
Unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal
The unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool before 4.1.12 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a filename within a ZIP archive.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
The unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool before 4.1.12 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a filename within a ZIP archive.
- Record
CVE-2018-17297- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool before 4.1.12 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a filename within a ZIP archive.
- Record
CVE-2018-17297- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0685 No score
The unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool before 4.1.12 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a filename within a ZIP archive.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0685- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhq2-2574-78mc
7.5
Unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal
The unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool before 4.1.12 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a filename within a ZIP archive.
- Record
GHSA-rhq2-2574-78mc- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rhq2-2574-78mc
7.5
Unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal
The unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool before 4.1.12 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a filename within a ZIP archive.
- Record
GHSA-rhq2-2574-78mc- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cn.hutool:hutool-parentMaven |
before 4.1.12 | 4.1.12 |
cn.hutool:hutool-allMaven |
before 4.1.12 | 4.1.12 |
cn.hutool:hutool-coreMaven |
before 4.1.12 | 4.1.12 |
cn.hutool:hutool-parentMaven |
before 4.1.12, plus listed versions 4.0.04.0.14.0.104.0.114.0.12 Show 20 moreShow less4.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.1.04.1.14.1.104.1.114.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1.74.1.84.1.9 |
4.1.12 |
cn.hutool:hutool-allMaven |
before 4.1.12, plus listed versions 4.0.04.0.14.0.104.0.114.0.12 Show 20 moreShow less4.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.1.04.1.14.1.104.1.114.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1.74.1.84.1.9 |
4.1.12 |
cn.hutool:hutool-coreMaven |
before 4.1.12, plus listed versions 4.0.04.0.14.0.104.0.114.0.12 Show 20 moreShow less4.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.1.04.1.14.1.104.1.114.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1.74.1.84.1.9 |
4.1.12 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | shoucheng3/dromara__hutool_CVE-2018-17297_4-1-1111 | 2025-08-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hutool, published September 21, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.67%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in cn.hutool:hutool-parent 4.1.12.