Description (CNA)
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 (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Not supplied / Not supplied | affected 0.0.0 before 1.16.4; affected 2.0.0 before 2.1.2; affected 3.0.0 before 3.0.8 |
CWE
CWE-59, CWE-22
References
- https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/a1dd7e7c7f4b4a8bd2ab60f513baca573b44e2ed
- https://www.seal.security/blog/a-link-to-the-past-uncovering-a-new-vulnerability-in-tar-fs
ADP enrichment
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