Privilege escalation in HashiCorp go-getter



Published: 2024-08-08
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-6257
CWE-ID CWE-345
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		go-getter
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor HashiCorp

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU95528

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6257

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to the way the Git config is handled by the library. When go-getter is performing a Git operation, go-getter will try to clone the given repository in a specified destination. Cloning initializes a git config to the provided destination and if the repository needs to get updated go-getter will pull the new changes. An attacker may alter the Git config after the cloning step to set an arbitrary Git configuration to achieve code execution.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

go-getter: 1.0.0 - 1.7.4

CPE2.3 External links

http://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-13-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-code-execution-on-git-update-via-git-config-manipulation/68081


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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