# CVE-2018-1002201: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in zt-zip

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1002201-improper-limitation-of-a-pathname-to-a-restricted-directory-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1002201 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-13

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in zt-zip

Technologies: [org.zeroturnaround:zt-zip (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-zeroturnaround-zt-zip). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1002201 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1002201 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1002201?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.zeroturnaround:zt-zip (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.13.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1002201?** Yes. org.zeroturnaround:zt-zip (Maven): upgrade to 1.13 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-1002201?** Check whether you run org.zeroturnaround:zt-zip (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.zeroturnaround:zt-zip (Maven): upgrade to 1.13 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.zeroturnaround:zt-zip to 1.13 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.zeroturnaround:zt-zip (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.13

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1002201
- GHSA-qcf3-9vmh-xw4r

## Related threats

- [zt-zip permission escalation on ZIP extraction](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-63499-zt-zip-is-a-java-library-that-provides-convenience-methods-for)
- [zt-zip directory traversal in fluent API unpack](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-63436-zt-zip-is-a-java-library-that-provides-convenience-methods-for)