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PYSEC-2026-346
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Summary
A path traversal vulnerability (Zip Slip) exists in the media archive import feature. An authenticated user with owner-level privileges can craft a malicious ZIP file with directory-traversal filenames to write arbitrary files outside the intended temporary extraction directory on the server's local filesystem.
Details
When importing media archives as ZIP file, MediaImporter._check_disk_space_and_extract() in gramps_webapi/api/media_importer.py called zipfile.extractall() without validating ZIP entry names. Python's zipfile module does not sanitize entry names containing ../ sequences, allowing extraction to paths outside the target directory.
Only users with owner permission can upload media ZIP archives, so the biggest risk is for multi-tree deployments, where tree owners are distinct from server administrators.
For multi-tree deployments, the impact depends on deployment configuration. Assuming the standard docker-based deployment is used:
- SQLite family tree + local media: An attacker can overwrite another tree's database file or media files, leading to cross-tree data corruption or replacement.
- Postgres family tree + S3 media: No persistent tree data is stored on the local filesystem, so cross-tree impact is eliminated. The remaining risk is overwriting volume-mounted files such as the application config file.
- Postgres family tree + S3 media + environment-variable-only config: No persistent files of value are present on the local filesystem. Impact is limited to writes to ephemeral container storage, which are lost on woker restart.
Fix
ZIP entry names are now validated against the resolved real path of the temporary directory before extraction. Any entry whose resolved path falls outside the temporary directory raises an error and aborts the import.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs high-level or administrative privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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