CVE-2024-12905

High

Description

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 3.0.8.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.5

Exploit probability—

ProductTar-fs

PublishedMar 27, 2025

First seenMar 27, 2025

Weakness typeCWE-59Improper link resolution CWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Update

tar-fs1.16.4, 2.1.2, 3.0.7 or later

Patches

github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/a1dd7e7c7f4b4a8bd2ab60f513baca573b44e2ed

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
tar-fsnpm	v < 1.16.4, 2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.1.2, 3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.7	1.16.4, 2.1.2, 3.0.7

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