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CVE-2020-4053: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

June 23, 2021

In Helm greater than or equal to 3.0.0 and less than 3.2.4, a path traversal attack is possible when installing Helm plugins from a tar archive over HTTP. It is possible for a malicious plugin author to inject a relative path into a plugin archive, and copy a file outside of the intended directory. This has been fixed in 3.2.4.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-qq3j-xp49-j73f
  • github.com/helm/helm/commit/0ad800ef43d3b826f31a5ad8dfbb4fe05d143688
  • github.com/helm/helm/commit/b6bbe4f08bbb98eadd6c9cd726b08a5c639908b3
  • github.com/helm/helm/pull/8317
  • github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v3.2.4
  • github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-qq3j-xp49-j73f
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4053

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.2.4

Fixed versions

  • 3.2.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.2.4 or above.

Impact 6.8 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Source file

go/helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/plugin/installer/CVE-2020-4053.yml

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