PT-2025-36397 · Unknown+3 · Internetarchive+3

Pengowray · Published 2025-09-05 · Updated 2026-02-02 · CVE-2025-58438

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

9.4

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions internetarchive versions 5.5.0 and below

Description The internetarchive library contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the File.download() method. The method does not properly sanitize user-supplied filenames or validate the final download path. A maliciously crafted filename containing path traversal sequences (e.g., ../../../../windows/system32/file.txt) or illegal characters could allow an attacker to write files outside the intended target directory. This could lead to a denial of service, privilege escalation, or remote code execution. All operating systems are affected, with a potentially higher risk for Windows systems.

Recommendations Update to internetarchive version 5.5.1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

LPE

RCE

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-58438

DLA-4314-1

DSA-6035-1

GHSA-WX3R-V6H7-FRJP

USN-7989-1

Affected Products

Debian

Linuxmint

Ubuntu

Internetarchive

References · 23

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/58xxx/CVE-2025-58438.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-58438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wx3r-v6h7-frjp · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7989-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-58438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-58438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-58438 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7989-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-58438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-58438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58438 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-4314-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-6035-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive/releases/tag/v5.5.1 · Note
• https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive/commit/cba2d459e10a9489fb35caeba0b03e80f5f5d7c2 · Note