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CVE-2018-1000801

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function ...

5.5 MediumFix available

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.85%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Record
CVE-2018-1000801
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Record
CVE-2018-1000801
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2005 No score

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Record
EUVD-2018-2005
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5932-x8gj-85rm 5.5

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function ...

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Record
GHSA-5932-x8gj-85rm
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Record
CVE-2018-1000801
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000801 5.5

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000801
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2020:1173 5.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: okular security update

Record
RHSA-2020:1173
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000801 5.5

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000801
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0389 No score

Updated okular packages fix security vulnerability

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive (CVE-2018-1000801).

Record
MGASA-2018-0389
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11110-1 No score

okular-21.08.1-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the okular-21.08.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11110-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4830-1 No score

okular vulnerability

It was discovered that Okular mishandled certain crafted archives during extraction. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

Record
USN-4830-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
okular
Debian:12
 before 4:17.12.2-2.1
4:17.12.2-2.1
okular
Debian:13
 before 4:17.12.2-2.1
4:17.12.2-2.1
okular
Debian:14
 before 4:17.12.2-2.1
4:17.12.2-2.1
okular
Debian:8
 before 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions
4:4.14.2-2
4:4.14.2-2+deb8u1
okular
Debian:9
 before 4:16.08.2-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions
4:16.08.2-1
4:16.08.2-1+deb9u1
okular
Mageia:6
 before 17.12.2-1.1.mga6
17.12.2-1.1.mga6
okular
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-part
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
okular-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-part
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular-part
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:4.10.5-8.el7
0:4.10.5-8.el7
okular
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4:15.08.2-0ubuntu14:15.08.2-0ubuntu24:15.08.2-0ubuntu34:15.12.1-1ubuntu14:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
 None known
okular
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 before 4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions
4:17.04.3-0ubuntu14:17.08.3-0ubuntu14:17.08.3-0ubuntu24:17.12.2-0ubuntu34:17.12.3-0ubuntu1
4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1
okular
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 21.08.1-1.2
21.08.1-1.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-1000801 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Kde Okular, published September 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in okular 4:17.12.2-2.1.

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