Command Injection Affecting github.com/hashicorp/go-getter package, versions <1.7.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPGOGETTER-7371669
  • published26 Jun 2024
  • disclosed25 Jun 2024
  • creditKraken Security Labs

Introduced: 25 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-6257  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/go-getter to version 1.7.5 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 Command Injection during a git update operation. The git config may be modified to pull from an arbitrary repository after initialization. A user with access to the config who modifies it after the cloning step can trigger code execution.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1