CVE-2024-0406

Mholt/archiver: path traversal vulnerability

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se descubrió una falla en el paquete mholt/archiver. Esta falla permite a un atacante crear un archivo tar especialmente manipulado que, cuando se descomprime, puede permitir el acceso a archivos o directorios restringidos. Este problema puede permitir la creación o sobrescritura de archivos con los privilegios del usuario o de la aplicación usando la librería.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.18.4 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements. Issues addressed include a traversal vulnerability.

*Credits: This issue was discovered by Stefan Cornelius (Red Hat).

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Complete

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-01-10 CVE Reserved
2024-04-06 CVE Published
2025-03-11 CVE Updated
2025-03-12 First Exploit
2025-03-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/walidpyh/CVE-2024-0406-POC	2025-03-12
https://github.com/veissa/Desires	2025-03-29

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0406	2024-04-08
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257749	2024-04-08
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2449	2025-03-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Advanced Cluster Security Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Advanced Cluster Security"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"				*		-		Affected