CVE-2024-12905

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 3.0.8.
Configurations

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History

27 Mar 2025, 17:15

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Information

Published : 2025-03-27 17:15

Updated : 2025-03-28 18:11


NVD link : CVE-2024-12905

Mitre link : CVE-2024-12905

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-12905


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')