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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1jeHd3LTdnNTYtMnZoNs4AA_QJ

@actions/download-artifact has an Arbitrary File Write via artifact extraction

Impact

Versions of actions/download-artifact before 4.1.7 are vulnerable to arbitrary file write when downloading and extracting a specifically crafted artifact that contains path traversal filenames.

Patches

Upgrade to version 4.1.7 or higher. Alternatively use 'v4' tag which points to the latest and secure version.

References

• https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability
• https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v4.1.7

CVE

CVE-2024-42471

Credits

Justin Taft from Google

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxww-7g56-2vh6
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1jeHd3LTdnNTYtMnZoNs4AA_QJ
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: 2 months ago
Updated: 2 months ago

CVSS Score: 7.3
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-cxww-7g56-2vh6
References:

• https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/security/advisories/GHSA-cxww-7g56-2vh6
• https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases/tag/v4.1.7
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6q32-hq47-5qq3
• https://snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cxww-7g56-2vh6

Repository: https://github.com/actions/download-artifact
Blast Radius: 1.0

Affected Packages