max-mapper / max-mapper/extract-zip
Vulnerability Report: Arbitrary File Write via Symlinks in extract-zip
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 398
- Forks
- 144
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
@max-mapper
I've removed the technical details from this issue for responsible disclosure.
This is a high-severity symlink validation vulnerability.
Could you please contact me to discuss this privately? I have:
- Full technical analysis
- Working proof-of-concept
- Suggested patch
How would you prefer to receive the details?
- GitHub discussions
- Other secure channel
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named in the public issue because the technical details were removed for responsible disclosure. Contact the reporter through an agreed secure channel to obtain the analysis, proof of concept, and suggested patch; completion criteria cannot be established from the public text alone.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100