CVE-2024-54132
Downloading malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact results in path traversal vulnerability in github.com/cli/cli
Description
The GitHub CLI is GitHub’s official command line tool. A security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub CLI that could create or overwrite files in unintended directories when users download a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. This vulnerability stems from a GitHub Actions workflow artifact named .. when downloaded using gh run download. The artifact name and --dir flag are used to determine the artifact’s download path. When the artifact is named .., the resulting files within the artifact are extracted exactly 1 directory higher than the specified --dir flag value. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.1.
How to fix CVE-2024-54132
To remediate CVE-2024-54132, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
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- —upgrade to 2.63.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.63.1 or later
Is CVE-2024-54132 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0
- from 0, <= 1.14.0
- from 0
- from 0, < 2.63.1
- from 0, < 2.63.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Green |