CVE-2023-30620
In affected versions an unsafe extraction is being performed using `tarfile.extractall()` from a remotely retrieved tarball.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
mindsdb is a Machine Learning platform to help developers build AI solutions. In affected versions an unsafe extraction is being performed using `tarfile.extractall()` from a remotely retrieved tarball. Which may lead to the writing of the extracted files to an unintended location. Sometimes, the vulnerability is called a TarSlip or a ZipSlip variant. An attacker may leverage this vulnerability to overwrite any local file which the server process has access to. There is no risk of file exposure with this vulnerability. This issue has been addressed in release `23.2.1.0 `. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- mindsdb/mindsdb
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/commit/4419b0f0019c000db390b54d8b9d06e1d3670039Patch
- https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/releases/tag/v23.2.1.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/security/advisories/GHSA-2g5w-29q9-w6hxExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/commit/4419b0f0019c000db390b54d8b9d06e1d3670039Patch
- https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/releases/tag/v23.2.1.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/security/advisories/GHSA-2g5w-29q9-w6hxExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.