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CVE-2024-12905

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.

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Vulnerability Details
Score
7.5
Score Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Versions
tar-fs < 1.16.4; tar-fs >= 2.0.0 < 2.1.2; tar-fs >= 3.0.0 < 3.0.7
Severity
High
Ecosystem
JavaScript
Publish Date
March 27, 2025
Modified Date
May 20, 2025