Privilege Escalation Affecting github.com/hashicorp/go-getter package, versions <1.6.1 >=2.0.0 <2.1.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPGOGETTER-2847926
  • published 25 May 2022
  • disclosed 25 May 2022
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/go-getter to version 1.6.1, 2.1.0 or higher.

Overview

github.com/hashicorp/go-getter is a Package for downloading things from a string URL using a variety of protocols.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation by not safely performing downloads.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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NVD

8.6 high