CVE-2024-12905
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.
CVSS score
7.5
EPSS probability
%2.3
Risk score
0.2
Published
1 y ago
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Exploit-DB
tar-fs 3.0.0 - Arbitrary File Write/Overwrite
Makefile Go / Python
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