Unauth RCE via Unsafe Decompression in devfile registry-support
CVE-2024-1485 Published on February 14, 2024
Registry-support: decompress can delete files outside scope via relative paths
A flaw was found in the decompression function of registry-support. This issue can be triggered if an unauthenticated remote attacker tricks a user into parsing a devfile which uses the `parent` or `plugin` keywords. This could download a malicious archive and cause the cleanup process to overwrite or delete files outside of the archive, which should not be allowed.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-1485 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2024-1485 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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