VDB-292727 · CVE-2025-0377 · Nessus 214906

HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.16.1 ZIP link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.16.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ZIP Handler. The manipulation leads to link following. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-0377. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HashiCorp go-slug up to 0.16.1. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ZIP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

HashiCorp’s go-slug library is vulnerable to a zip-slip style attack when a non-existing user-provided path is extracted from the tar entry.

It is possible to read the advisory at discuss.hashicorp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0377 since 01/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214906 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : govulncheck-vulndb (SUSE-SU-2025:0297-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 0.16.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214906). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

HashiCorp

Name

go-slug

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (HashiCorp): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214906
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : govulncheck-vulndb (SUSE-SU-2025:0297-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: go-slug 0.16.2

Timelineinfo

01/10/2025 🔍
01/21/2025 +11 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2025 +328 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.hashicorp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0377 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292727

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2025 16:49
Updated: 12/15/2025 22:07
Changes: 01/21/2025 16:49 (64), 02/04/2025 05:03 (2), 12/15/2025 22:07 (12)
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