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.
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CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3::el9 | |
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Description | 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. | |
Weaknesses | CWE-22 CWE-59 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: seal
Published: 2025-03-27T16:25:34.410Z
Updated: 2025-04-20T15:42:44.814Z
Reserved: 2024-12-23T13:53:01.494Z
Link: CVE-2024-12905

Updated: 2025-03-27T18:24:06.268Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-03-27T17:15:53.250
Modified: 2025-04-20T16:15:13.913
Link: CVE-2024-12905
