reviewdog action-setup malicious code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in reviewdog action-setup. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to malicious code. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-30154. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in reviewdog action-setup (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a malicious code vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-506. The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

reviewdog/action-setup is a GitHub action that installs reviewdog. reviewdog/action-setup@v1 was compromised March 11, 2025, between 18:42 and 20:31 UTC, with malicious code added that dumps exposed secrets to Github Actions Workflow Logs. Other reviewdog actions that use `reviewdog/action-setup@v1` that would also be compromised, regardless of version or pinning method, are reviewdog/action-shellcheck, reviewdog/action-composite-template, reviewdog/action-staticcheck, reviewdog/action-ast-grep, and reviewdog/action-typos.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-30154 since 03/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 03/24/2025 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 04/14/2025:

Apply mitigations as set forth in the CISA instructions linked below. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (984). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Malicious code
CWE: CWE-506
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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03/19/2025 +2 days 🔍
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03/29/2025 +10 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30154 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30154
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300092
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2025 16:57
Updated: 03/29/2025 11:42
Changes: 03/19/2025 16:57 (59), 03/25/2025 03:41 (13), 03/25/2025 07:40 (1), 03/25/2025 20:38 (2), 03/27/2025 03:54 (1), 03/29/2025 04:06 (1), 03/29/2025 11:42 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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