VDB-216160 · CVE-2022-23531 · GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vq

GuardDog up to 0.1.4 Scan path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GuardDog up to 0.1.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Scan Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-23531. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GuardDog up to 0.1.4. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Scan Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-23. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GuardDog is a CLI tool to identify malicious PyPI packages. Versions prior to 0.1.5 are vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal when scanning a specially-crafted local PyPI package. Running GuardDog against a specially-crafted package can allow an attacker to write an arbitrary file on the machine where GuardDog is executed due to a path traversal vulnerability when extracting the .tar.gz file of the package being scanned, which exists by design in the tarfile.TarFile.extractall function. This issue is patched in version 0.1.5.

The weakness was published 12/17/2022 as GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vq. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-23531 since 01/19/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 0.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

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GuardDog

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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CNA Base Score: 5.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-23 / CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GuardDog 0.1.5
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/19/2022 🔍
12/17/2022 +332 days 🔍
12/17/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2023 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-rp2v-v467-q9vq
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216160

Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2022 08:46
Updated: 01/14/2023 14:53
Changes: 12/17/2022 08:46 (51), 01/14/2023 14:53 (11)
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