CVE-2018-16874 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-16874

Vendor [Unknown]
Product golang
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published December 14, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3, the "go get" command is vulnerable to directory traversal when executed with the import path of a malicious Go package which contains curly braces (both '{' and '}' characters). Specifically, it is only vulnerable in GOPATH mode, but not in module mode (the distinction is documented at https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Module_aware_go_get). The attacker can cause an arbitrary filesystem write, which can lead to code execution.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 14, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated