CVE-2022-23793
[20220301] - Core - Zip Slip within the Tar extractor
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
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
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
- Record
CVE-2022-23793- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
[20220301] - Core - Zip Slip within the Tar extractor
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
- Record
CVE-2022-23793- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1458 No score
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1458- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jm67-jh3g-cg3f
Path Traversal within joomla/archive tar class
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
- Record
GHSA-jm67-jh3g-cg3f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
- Record
CVE-2022-23793- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jm67-jh3g-cg3f
Path Traversal within joomla/archive tar class
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
- Record
GHSA-jm67-jh3g-cg3f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-joomla-2022-23793 No score
[20220301] - Core - Zip Slip within the Tar extractor
An issue was discovered in Joomla! 3.0.0 through 3.10.6 & 4.0.0 through 4.1.0. Extracting an specifilcy crafted tar package could write files outside of the intended path.
- Record
BIT-joomla-2022-23793- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
joomla/archivePackagist |
before 1.1.12 | 1.1.12 |
joomla/archivePackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 |
joomlaBitnami |
3.0.0 to 3.10.6, 4.0.0 to 4.1.0 | None known |
joomla/archivePackagist |
before 1.1.12, plus listed versions 1.01.0-alpha1.0-beta1.0-beta21.0-beta3 Show 12 moreShow less1.1.01.1.11.1.101.1.111.1.21.1.31.1.41.1.51.1.61.1.71.1.81.1.9 |
1.1.12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23793 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Joomla Joomla\!, published March 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in joomla/archive 1.1.12.
References
developer.joomla.org/security-centre/870-20220301-core-zip-slip-within-the-tar-extractor.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/166546/Joomla-4.1.0-Zip-Slip-File-Overwrite-Path-Traversal.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23793
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/joomla/archive/CVE-2022-23793.yaml