CVE-2020-4053

Path Traversal in Helm Plugin Archive

Published Jun 16, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Helm greater than or equal to 3.0.0 and less than 3.2.4, a path traversal attack is possible when installing Helm plugins from a tar archive over HTTP. It is possible for a malicious plugin author to inject a relative path into a plugin archive, and copy a file outside of the intended directory. This has been fixed in 3.2.4.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1385 In Helm greater than or equal to 3.0.0 and less than 3.2.4, a path traversal attack is possible when installing Helm plugins from a tar archive over HTTP. It is possible for a malicious plugin author to inject a relative path into a plugin archive, and copy a file outside of the intended directory. This has been fixed in 3.2.4.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qq3j-xp49-j73f Plugin archive directory traversal in Helm
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 7:52 AM
Reserved
Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 16, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:19 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 16, 2020, 12:00 AM