HashiCorp Shared Library up to 1.7.3 go-getter command injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HashiCorp Shared Library up to 1.7.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component go-getter. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-6257. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HashiCorp Shared Library up to 1.7.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component go-getter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

The advisory is shared for download at discuss.hashicorp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-6257 since 06/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211431 (Fedora 41 : opentofu (2024-8669c2a944)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211431). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Software Library

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• HashiCorp

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• Shared Library

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• 1.7.0
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2
• 1.7.3

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• open-source

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