Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affecting gitoxide-core package, versions <0.38.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUST-GITOXIDECORE-7066599
  • published 23 May 2024
  • disclosed 22 May 2024
  • credit EliahKagan

How to fix?

Upgrade gitoxide-core to version 0.38.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') during the checkout process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by cloning a specially crafted repository that places files outside the working tree.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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