cvedb.io
CVE-2018-11762
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-09-19T14:29:00.397 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:36:32.037

Summary

In Apache Tika 0.9 to 1.18, in a rare edge case where a user does not specify an extract directory on the commandline (--extract-dir=) and the input file has an embedded file with an absolute path, such as "C:/evil.bat", tika-app would overwrite that file.

Affected products

apache — tika

Does this affect you?

Add your gear to cvedb and we'll alert you only when apache ships something exploited.

Check my exposure →

References

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Informational only; not professional security advice.