CVE-2024-12905 – tar-fs

Package

Manager: npm
Name: tar-fs
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <1.16.4 || >=2.0.0 <2.1.2 || >=3.0.0 <3.0.7

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00776 pctl0.72739

Details

tar-fs Vulnerable to Link Following and Path Traversal via Extracting a Crafted tar File 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 3.0.7.

Metadata

Created: 2025-03-27T18:31:28Z
Modified: 2025-05-20T17:57:26Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-pq67-2wwv-3xjx/GHSA-pq67-2wwv-3xjx.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-22"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-pq67-2wwv-3xjx
Finding: F063
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