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Archiver Path Traversal vulnerability

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 6, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 14, 2025

Package

gomod github.com/mholt/archiver (Go)

Affected versions

>= 3.0.0, <= 3.5.1

Patched versions

None
gomod github.com/mholt/archiver/v3 (Go)
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.5.1
None

Description

A flaw was discovered in the mholt/archiver package. This flaw allows an attacker to create a specially crafted tar file, which, when unpacked, may allow access to restricted files or directories. This issue can allow the creation or overwriting of files with the user's or application's privileges using the library.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 6, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 6, 2024
Reviewed Apr 8, 2024
Last updated Mar 14, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(18th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-0406

GHSA ID

GHSA-rhh4-rh7c-7r5v

Source code

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