Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf and org.apache.karaf:karaf
Apache Karaf kar deployer reads .kar archives and extracts the paths from the "repository/" and "resources/" entries in the zip file. It then writes out the content of these paths to the Karaf repo and resources directories. However, it doesn't do any validation on the paths in the zip file. This means that a malicious user could craft a .kar file with ".." directory names and break out of the directories to write arbitrary content to the filesystem. This is the "Zip-slip" vulnerability - https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability. This vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf releases prior 4.2.3 is impacted.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf | < 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.karaf:karaf | < 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0191
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-869j-5855-hjpm
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6856aa7ed7dd805eaf65d0e5e95027dda3b2307aacd1ab4a838c5cd1@%3Cuser.karaf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/cef9a2d4b547625e5214684283ac5c59c9d9740e092e777dc3f85070@%3Ccommits.karaf.apache.org%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107462
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf, org.apache.karaf:karaf- Disclosed
- 25.03.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-869j-5855-hjpm - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf
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
- 7
- First → latest
- 12.2018 12.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 2
- Medium 4
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 3
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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