CVE-2020-35460
MPXJ path Traversal vulnerability
common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.
- Record
CVE-2020-35460- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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
common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.
- Record
CVE-2020-35460- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1501
common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.
- Record
EUVD-2020-1501- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9j6-4pjr-gp48
MPXJ path Traversal vulnerability
common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.
- Record
GHSA-p9j6-4pjr-gp48- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.
- Record
CVE-2020-35460- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p9j6-4pjr-gp48
MPXJ path Traversal vulnerability
common/InputStreamHelper.java in Packwood MPXJ before 8.3.5 allows directory traversal in the zip stream handler flow, leading to the writing of files to arbitrary locations.
- Record
GHSA-p9j6-4pjr-gp48- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
net.sf.mpxj:mpxjMaven |
before 8.3.5 | 8.3.5 |
net.sf.mpxj:mpxjMaven |
before 8.3.5, plus listed versions 4.7.14.7.24.7.34.7.44.7.5 Show 45 moreShow less4.7.65.0.05.1.05.1.105.1.115.1.125.1.135.1.155.1.165.1.175.1.185.1.45.1.95.10.05.11.05.12.05.13.05.14.05.2.05.2.15.2.25.3.05.3.15.3.25.3.35.4.05.5.05.5.15.5.25.5.35.5.45.5.55.5.65.5.75.5.85.5.95.6.05.6.15.6.25.6.35.6.45.6.55.7.05.7.15.8.0 |
8.3.5 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | shoucheng3/joniles__mpxj_CVE-2020-35460_8-3-4 | 2025-08-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-35460 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mpxj, published December 14, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.86%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in net.sf.mpxj:mpxj 8.3.5.
References
Left out here: 57 versions. The JSON record has them.