sviehb/jefferson vulnerable to path traversal
A vulnerability has been found in the sviehb/jefferson JFFS2 filesystem extraction tool. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/scripts/jefferson. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.4 is able to address this issue as it includes https://github.com/sviehb/jefferson/commit/53b3f2fc34af0bb32afbcee29d18213e61471d87.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | jefferson | < 0.4 | 0.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4885
- https://github.com/sviehb/jefferson/pull/36
- https://github.com/sviehb/jefferson/commit/53b3f2fc34af0bb32afbcee29d18213e61471d87
- https://github.com/sviehb/jefferson
- https://github.com/sviehb/jefferson/releases/tag/v0.4
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218020
- https://vuldb.com/?id.218020
- https://pypi.org/project/jefferson
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7jrw-p8jc-v6qw
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
jefferson- Disclosed
- 11.01.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-826 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7jrw-p8jc-v6qw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: jefferson
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