CVE-2024-12905

HIGH

7.5

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/27/2025

Last Modified11/3/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22CWE-59

References

https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/a1dd7e7c7f4b4a8bd2ab60f513baca573b44e2ed(22e2d327-25fe-45d7-9f0c-dcd23b7108df)

https://www.seal.security/blog/a-link-to-the-past-uncovering-a-new-vulnerability-in-tar-fs(22e2d327-25fe-45d7-9f0c-dcd23b7108df)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00012.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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