actions toolkit up to 2.1.6 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in actions toolkit up to 2.1.6. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-42471. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in actions toolkit up to 2.1.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

actions/artifact is the GitHub ToolKit for developing GitHub Actions. Versions of `actions/artifact` before 2.1.7 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 2.1.7 or higher. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-42471 since 08/02/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (52276). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: toolkit 2.1.7

Timelineinfo

08/02/2024 🔍
09/02/2024 +31 days 🔍
09/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2025 +322 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-42471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276344
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2024 19:46
Updated: 07/21/2025 11:40
Changes: 09/02/2024 19:46 (63), 09/03/2024 11:08 (1), 01/24/2025 09:22 (15), 03/11/2025 13:45 (3), 07/21/2025 11:40 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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