actions/download-artifact · Security
@actions/download-artifact has an Arbitrary File Write via artifact extraction
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-cxww-7g56-2vh6
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 7.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 7.3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CVSS v4
- 8.6 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
Impact
Versions of actions/download-artifact before 4.1.3 are vulnerable to arbitrary file write when downloading and extracting a specifically crafted artifact that contains path traversal filenames.
Patches
Upgrade to version 4.1.3 or higher. Alternatively use 'v4' tag which points to the latest and secure version.
References
- https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability
- https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v4.1.3
- https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/pull/299
CVE
CVE-2024-42471
Credits
Justin Taft from Google
CWEs
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References
- https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/security/advisories/GHSA-cxww-7g56-2vh6 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6q32-hq47-5qq3 ↗
- https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability ↗
- https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v4.1.3 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxww-7g56-2vh6 ↗