VDB-165603 · CVE-2020-29529 · Nessus 259389

Hashicorp go-slug up to 0.4.x pathname traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Hashicorp go-slug up to 0.4.x. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in pathname traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-29529. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Hashicorp go-slug up to 0.4.x. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a pathname traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-21. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/04/2020. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-29529. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 259389 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-29529), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 0.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (259389). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Hashicorp

Name

go-slug

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Pathname traversal
CWE: CWE-21 / CWE-22
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 259389
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-29529

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: go-slug 0.5.0

Timelineinfo

12/03/2020 🔍
12/04/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/04/2020 +0 days 🔍
08/31/2025 +1731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-29529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-29529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165603

Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2020 10:10
Updated: 08/31/2025 09:40
Changes: 12/04/2020 10:10 (37), 12/12/2020 18:54 (5), 12/12/2020 18:58 (18), 08/31/2025 09:40 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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