CVE-2024-42471
High
Description
actions/artifact is the GitHub ToolKit for developing GitHub Actions. Versions of `actions/artifact` on the 2.x branch before 2.1.2 are vulnerable to arbitrary file write when using `downloadArtifactInternal`, `downloadArtifactPublic`, or `streamExtractExternal` for extracting a specifically crafted artifact that contains path traversal filenames. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.1.2 or higher. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability—
ProductGithub Actions Toolkit
PublishedSep 2, 2024
First seenSep 2, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal
How to fix
Update
- github actions\/artifact2.1.7 or later
- @actions/artifact2.1.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github actions_toolkit | No range specified | — |
| github actions\/artifact | 2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 |
| @actions/artifactnpm | 2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
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