GHSA-38j7-23hf-9mhc
electerm has Path Traversal in Zmodem and Trzsz Download Filename Handling
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Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the Zmodem and Trzsz file download handlers in electerm. When receiving files via Zmodem or Trzsz protocols, electerm uses the remote-supplied filename directly in `path.join()` with the user-selected download directory without sanitization.
A malicious SSH server or remote shell process can send a specially crafted filename such as `../escaped.txt` to escape the user-selected download directory and write files to arbitrary locations on the user's filesystem, subject to process permissions.
**Attack scenario:**
1. User connects to a malicious SSH server
2. Attacker initiates a Zmodem or Trzsz file transfer
3. Attacker supplies a traversal filename (e.g., `../../.bashrc`, `../escaped.txt`)
4. User accepts the transfer and selects a download directory
5. File is written outside the selected directory, potentially overwriting sensitive files
**Affected components:**
- `src/app/server/zmodem.js` - `prepareReceiveFile()` at line 736
- `src/app/server/trzsz.js` - `getUniqueFilePath()` at line 559, `openSaveFile()` callback, and `savedFilePaths` mapping
### Patches
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/fde153d677a170c5816368f6586647f3af4ef284
### Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, users can mitigate this vulnerability by:
1. Only connecting to trusted SSH servers
2. Rejecting or canceling any incoming Zmodem or Trzsz file transfers from untrusted sources
3. Avoiding the use of Zmodem (`sz`/`rz`) and Trzsz (`trz`/`tsz`) commands on untrusted servers
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.