TI-2023-24764 Aliases CVE-2023-46122 GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf

Arbitrary file write via archive extraction (Zip Slip) vulnerability in sbt

LOW 33CWE-22Published 2023-10-23 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

sbt is a build tool for Scala, Java, and others. Given a specially crafted zip or JAR file, `IO.unzip` allows writing of arbitrary file. This would have 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. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.9.7.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00369 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed sbt (sbt): 1.9.7org.scala-sbt:sbt (Maven): 1.9.7+3 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
sbt	sbt	0.3.4 to before 1.9.7	1.9.7	Patch available	CNA
—	org.scala-sbt:sbt (Maven)	0.3.4 to before 1.9.7	1.9.7	Patch available	GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf
—	org.scala-sbt:io_2.12 (Maven)	1.0.0 to before 1.9.7	1.9.7	Patch available	GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf
—	org.scala-sbt:io_2.13 (Maven)	1.0.0 to before 1.9.7	1.9.7	Patch available	GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf
—	org.scala-sbt:io_3 (Maven)	1.0.0 to before 1.9.7	1.9.7	Patch available	GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf

sbt Vendorsbt Affected 0.3.4 to before 1.9.7 Fixed in 1.9.7 Patch available CNA
org.scala-sbt:sbt (Maven) Vendor— Affected 0.3.4 to before 1.9.7 Fixed in 1.9.7 Patch available GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf
org.scala-sbt:io_2.12 (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.9.7 Fixed in 1.9.7 Patch available GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf
org.scala-sbt:io_2.13 (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.9.7 Fixed in 1.9.7 Patch available GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf
org.scala-sbt:io_3 (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.9.7 Fixed in 1.9.7 Patch available GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:scala-sbt:io::::::sbt::*	1.0.0 to before 1.9.7	Vulnerable	Scala-sbt
cpe:2.3:a:scala-sbt:sbt::::::::	0.3.4 to before 1.9.7	Vulnerable	Scala-sbt

cpe:2.3:a:scala-sbt:io:*:*:*:*:*:sbt:*:* Versions 1.0.0 to before 1.9.7 Vulnerable ·Scala-sbt
cpe:2.3:a:scala-sbt:sbt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.4 to before 1.9.7 Vulnerable ·Scala-sbt

Remediation

Fix · CNA sbt (sbt) Fixed in 1.9.7
Fix · GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf org.scala-sbt:sbt (Maven) Fixed in 1.9.7 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf org.scala-sbt:io_2.12 (Maven) Fixed in 1.9.7 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf org.scala-sbt:io_2.13 (Maven) Fixed in 1.9.7 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf org.scala-sbt:io_3 (Maven) Fixed in 1.9.7 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46122
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/sbt/sbt/security/advisories/GHSA-h9mw-grgx-2fhf

Patch 3

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46122

Other 1

https://github.com/sbt/sbt

Sources

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