What is CVE-2023-0475?

CVE-2023-0475 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Go-getter, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-0475?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0475 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Hashicorp Go-getter

CVE-2023-0475

HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.

EPSS: 0.005 (36.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Hashicorp Go-getter — versions 0, 2.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-409 — Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

security@hashicorp.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0475?: CVE-2023-0475 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Go-getter, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-0475?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0475 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.