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CVE-2024-54132

GitHub CLI allows downloading malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact to result in path traversal vulnerability

Published: Dec 4, 2024Updated: Dec 4, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-22

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Description

The GitHub CLI is GitHub’s official command line tool. A security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub CLI that could create or overwrite files in unintended directories when users download a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. This vulnerability stems from a GitHub Actions workflow artifact named .. when downloaded using gh run download. The artifact name and --dir flag are used to determine the artifact’s download path. When the artifact is named .., the resulting files within the artifact are extracted exactly 1 directory higher than the specified --dir flag value. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.1.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:HAccess Complexity

High

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:LIntegrity

L

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

github.com/cli/cli/v2 Go OSS Libraries

github.com/cli/cli Go OSS Libraries

SaaS

DevTools & CI / source-control

gopackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

github inccommercialUSDevTools & CIaka github

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://github.com/cli/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-2m9h-r57g-45pj

https://github.com/cli/cli/commit/1136764c369aaf0cae4ec2ee09dc35d871076932

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54132

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Timeline

Published

Dec 4, 2024

Last Updated

Dec 4, 2024

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