sbt vulnerable to arbitrary file write via archive extraction (Zip Slip)
Impact
Given specially crafted zip or JAR file, IO.unzip allows writing of arbitrary file. The follow is an example of a malicious entry:
+2018-04-15 22:04:42 ..... 20 20 ../../../../../../root/.ssh/authorized_keysThis would have a potential to overwrite /root/.ssh/authorized_keys. Within sbt's main code, IO.unzip is used in pullRemoteCache task and Resolvers.remote; however many projects use IO.unzip(...) directly to implement custom tasks - https://github.com/search?q=IO.unzip+language%3AScala&type=code&l=Scala&p=1
Patches
The problem has been patched in https://github.com/sbt/io/pull/360 sbt 1.9.7 is available with the fix.
Workarounds
A workaround might be use some other library to unzip.
References
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.scala-sbt:io_2.12 | >= 1.0.0, < 1.9.7 | 1.9.7 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.scala-sbt:io_2.13 | >= 1.0.0, < 1.9.7 | 1.9.7 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.scala-sbt:io_3 | >= 1.0.0, < 1.9.7 | 1.9.7 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.scala-sbt:sbt | >= 0.3.4, < 1.9.7 | 1.9.7 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.scala-sbt:io_2.12, org.scala-sbt:io_2.13, org.scala-sbt:io_3- Disclosed
- 24.10.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.scala-sbt:sbt
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
- 2
- First → latest
- 10.2023 03.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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