Path Traversal in Hashicorp Go-slug
CVE-2020-29529
HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.4.3 did not fully protect against directory traversal while unpacking tar archives, and protections could be bypassed with specific constructions of multiple symlinks. Fixed in 0.5.0.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.028 (84.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Hashicorp Go-slug
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-29529?
- CVE-2020-29529 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Go-slug, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-29529?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-29529 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.