Medium

MPXJ path Traversal vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 18.12.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) net.sf.mpxj:mpxj < 8.3.5 8.3.5

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
net.sf.mpxj:mpxj
Disclosed
18.12.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-p9j6-4pjr-gp48 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: net.sf.mpxj:mpxj

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
6
First → latest
12.2020 09.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1
  • Medium 3
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2020: 1
  2. 2021: 1
  3. 2022: 1
  4. 2023: 0
  5. 2024: 1
  6. 2025: 0
  7. 2026: 2
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-61570 >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1 16.4.1
  2. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-49771 >= 8.3.5, < 13.5.1 13.5.1
  3. Low · 2.8 CVE-2022-41954 < 10.14.1 10.14.1
  4. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-25020 < 8.1.4 8.1.4
  5. MPXJ path Traversal vulnerability this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2020-35460 < 8.3.5 8.3.5

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