CVE-2024-12905

Summary

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ("Link Following") and Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal"). This vulnerability occurs when extracting a maliciously crafted tar file, which can result in unauthorized file writes or overwrites outside the intended extraction directory. The issue is associated with index.js in the tar-fs package.

This issue affects tar-fs: from 0.0.0 before 1.16.4, from 2.0.0 before 2.1.2, from 3.0.0 before 3.0.8.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
0.0.0 < 1.16.4affected
2.0.0 < 2.1.2affected
3.0.0 < 3.0.8affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-59: CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
  • CWE-22: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

CVE Program Container

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