CVE-2024-54132: GitHub CLI allows downloading malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact to result in path traversal vulnerability
Description
The GitHub CLI is GitHub’s official command line tool. A security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub CLI that could create or overwrite files in unintended directories when users download a malicious GitHub Actions workflow artifact through gh run download. This vulnerability stems from a GitHub Actions workflow artifact named .. when downloaded using gh run download. The artifact name and --dir flag are used to determine the artifact’s download path. When the artifact is named .., the resulting files within the artifact are extracted exactly 1 directory higher than the specified --dir flag value. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.63.1.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-54132
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
Affected Products
Vendor: cli
Product: cli
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 12.62% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://github.com/cli/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-2m9h-r57g-45pjhttps://github.com/cli/cli/commit/1136764c369aaf0cae4ec2ee09dc35d871076932