Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Allowed

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft

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.

2309 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-G8J6-2V57-F5WP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-29 21:31 – Updated: 2026-04-29 21:31
VLAI
Details

A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent 0.8.0. This affects the function _check_sensitive_path of the file tools/file_tools.py. The manipulation results in symlink following. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 0.9.0 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is identified as 311dac197145e19e07df68feba2cd55d896a3cd1. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-7397"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-29T19:16:26Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-g8j6-2v57-f5wp",
  "modified": "2026-04-29T21:31:29Z",
  "published": "2026-04-29T21:31:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7397"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/8734"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8829"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/311dac197145e19e07df68feba2cd55d896a3cd1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.4.13"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/803270"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/360121"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/360121/cti"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G8P3-9GVF-5CRG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-11 00:30 – Updated: 2024-06-11 00:30
VLAI
Details

A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Damage Cleanup Engine could allow a local attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations.

Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-36306"
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      "CWE-59"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-06-10T22:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A link following vulnerability in the Trend Micro Apex One and Apex One as a Service Damage Cleanup Engine could allow a local attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations.\n\nPlease note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-g8p3-9gvf-5crg",
  "modified": "2024-06-11T00:30:39Z",
  "published": "2024-06-11T00:30:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36306"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000298063"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-568"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G8XP-FGJ9-QVJ4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:45 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:45
VLAI
Details

qemu-dm.debug in Xen 3.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/args temporary file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-4993"
  ],
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      "CWE-59"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-11-07T19:36:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "qemu-dm.debug in Xen 3.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/args temporary file.",
  "id": "GHSA-g8xp-fgj9-qvj4",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T00:45:54Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:45:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4993"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235805"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46545"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9576"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/496367"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/xen-utils-3.2-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:016"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0003.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-G925-F788-4JH7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-18 22:58 – Updated: 2025-12-20 05:26
VLAI
Summary
Weblate has an arbitrary file read via symbolic links
Details

Impact

It was possible to read arbitrary files from the server file system using crafted symbolic links in the repository.

Resources

Thanks to Jason Marcello for responsible disclosure.

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            {
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    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-18T23:15:48Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-g925-f788-4jh7",
  "modified": "2025-12-20T05:26:24Z",
  "published": "2025-12-18T22:58:56Z",
  "references": [
    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/security/advisories/GHSA-g925-f788-4jh7"
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17331"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/pull/17356"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate/releases/tag/weblate-5.15.1"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Weblate has an arbitrary file read via symbolic links"
}

GHSA-G9C2-GF25-3X67

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-01 00:25 – Updated: 2026-04-06 16:44
VLAI
Summary
@tinacms/graphql's `FilesystemBridge` Path Validation Can Be Bypassed via Symlinks or Junctions
Details

Summary

@tinacms/graphql uses string-based path containment checks in FilesystemBridge:

  • path.resolve(path.join(baseDir, filepath))
  • startsWith(resolvedBase + path.sep)

That blocks plain ../ traversal, but it does not resolve symlink or junction targets. If a symlink/junction already exists under the allowed content root, a path like content/posts/pivot/owned.md is still considered "inside" the base even though the real filesystem target can be outside it.

As a result, FilesystemBridge.get(), put(), delete(), and glob() can operate on files outside the intended root.

Details

The current bridge validation is:

function assertWithinBase(filepath: string, baseDir: string): string {
  const resolvedBase = path.resolve(baseDir);
  const resolved = path.resolve(path.join(baseDir, filepath));
  if (
    resolved !== resolvedBase &&
    !resolved.startsWith(resolvedBase + path.sep)
  ) {
    throw new Error(
      `Path traversal detected: "${filepath}" escapes the base directory`
    );
  }
  return resolved;
}

But the bridge then performs real filesystem I/O on the resulting path:

public async get(filepath: string) {
  const resolved = assertWithinBase(filepath, this.outputPath);
  return (await fs.readFile(resolved)).toString();
}

public async put(filepath: string, data: string, basePathOverride?: string) {
  const basePath = basePathOverride || this.outputPath;
  const resolved = assertWithinBase(filepath, basePath);
  await fs.outputFile(resolved, data);
}

public async delete(filepath: string) {
  const resolved = assertWithinBase(filepath, this.outputPath);
  await fs.remove(resolved);
}

This is a classic realpath gap:

  1. validation checks the lexical path string
  2. the filesystem follows the link target during I/O
  3. the actual target can be outside the intended root

This is reachable from Tina's GraphQL/local database flow. The resolver builds a validated path from user-controlled relativePath, but that validation is also string-based:

const realPath = path.join(collection.path, relativePath);
this.validatePath(realPath, collection, relativePath);

Database write and delete operations then call the bridge:

await this.bridge.put(normalizedPath, stringifiedFile);
...
await this.bridge.delete(normalizedPath);

Local Reproduction

This was verified llocally with a real junction on Windows, which exercises the same failure mode as a symlink on Unix-like systems.

Test layout:

  • content root: D:\bugcrowd\tinacms\temp\junction-repro4
  • allowed collection path: content/posts
  • junction inside collection: content/posts/pivot -> D:\bugcrowd\tinacms\temp\junction-repro4\outside
  • file outside content root: outside\secret.txt

Tina's current path-validation logic was applied and used to perform bridge-style read/write operations through the junction.

Observed result:

{
  "graphqlBridge": {
    "collectionPath": "content/posts",
    "requestedRelativePath": "pivot/owned.md",
    "validatedRealPath": "content\\posts\\pivot\\owned.md",
    "bridgeResolvedPath": "D:\\bugcrowd\\tinacms\\temp\\junction-repro4\\content\\posts\\pivot\\owned.md",
    "bridgeRead": "TOP_SECRET_FROM_OUTSIDE\\r\\n",
    "outsideGraphqlWriteExists": true,
    "outsideGraphqlWriteContents": "GRAPHQL_ESCAPE"
  }
}

That is the critical point:

  • the path was accepted as inside content/posts
  • the bridge read outside\secret.txt
  • the bridge wrote outside\owned.md

So the current containment check does not actually constrain filesystem access to the configured content root once a link exists inside that tree.

Impact

  • Arbitrary file read/write outside the configured content root
  • Potential delete outside the configured content root via the same assertWithinBase() gap in delete()
  • Breaks the assumptions of the recent path-traversal fixes because only lexical traversal is blocked
  • Practical attack chains where the content tree contains a committed symlink/junction, or an attacker can cause one to exist before issuing GraphQL/content operations

The exact network exploitability depends on how the application exposes Tina's GraphQL/content operations, but the underlying bridge bug is real and independently security-relevant.

Recommended Fix

The containment check needs to compare canonical filesystem paths, not just string-normalized paths.

For example:

  1. resolve the base with fs.realpath()
  2. resolve the candidate path's parent with fs.realpath()
  3. reject any request whose real target path escapes the real base
  4. for write operations, carefully canonicalize the nearest existing parent directory before creating the final file

In short: use realpath-aware containment checks for every filesystem sink, not path.resolve(...).startsWith(...) alone.

Resources

  • packages/@tinacms/graphql/src/database/bridge/filesystem.ts
  • packages/@tinacms/graphql/src/database/index.ts
  • packages/@tinacms/graphql/src/resolver/index.ts
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  },
  "details": "## Summary\n\n`@tinacms/graphql` uses string-based path containment checks in `FilesystemBridge`:\n\n- `path.resolve(path.join(baseDir, filepath))`\n- `startsWith(resolvedBase + path.sep)`\n\nThat blocks plain `../` traversal, but it does not resolve symlink or junction targets. If a symlink/junction already exists under the allowed content root, a path like `content/posts/pivot/owned.md` is still considered \"inside\" the base even though the real filesystem target can be outside it.\n\nAs a result, `FilesystemBridge.get()`, `put()`, `delete()`, and `glob()` can operate on files outside the intended root.\n\n## Details\n\nThe current bridge validation is:\n\n```ts\nfunction assertWithinBase(filepath: string, baseDir: string): string {\n  const resolvedBase = path.resolve(baseDir);\n  const resolved = path.resolve(path.join(baseDir, filepath));\n  if (\n    resolved !== resolvedBase \u0026\u0026\n    !resolved.startsWith(resolvedBase + path.sep)\n  ) {\n    throw new Error(\n      `Path traversal detected: \"${filepath}\" escapes the base directory`\n    );\n  }\n  return resolved;\n}\n```\n\nBut the bridge then performs real filesystem I/O on the resulting path:\n\n```ts\npublic async get(filepath: string) {\n  const resolved = assertWithinBase(filepath, this.outputPath);\n  return (await fs.readFile(resolved)).toString();\n}\n\npublic async put(filepath: string, data: string, basePathOverride?: string) {\n  const basePath = basePathOverride || this.outputPath;\n  const resolved = assertWithinBase(filepath, basePath);\n  await fs.outputFile(resolved, data);\n}\n\npublic async delete(filepath: string) {\n  const resolved = assertWithinBase(filepath, this.outputPath);\n  await fs.remove(resolved);\n}\n```\n\nThis is a classic realpath gap:\n\n1. validation checks the lexical path string\n2. the filesystem follows the link target during I/O\n3. the actual target can be outside the intended root\n\nThis is reachable from Tina\u0027s GraphQL/local database flow. The resolver builds a validated path from user-controlled `relativePath`, but that validation is also string-based:\n\n```ts\nconst realPath = path.join(collection.path, relativePath);\nthis.validatePath(realPath, collection, relativePath);\n```\n\nDatabase write and delete operations then call the bridge:\n\n```ts\nawait this.bridge.put(normalizedPath, stringifiedFile);\n...\nawait this.bridge.delete(normalizedPath);\n```\n\n## Local Reproduction\n\nThis was verified llocally with a real junction on Windows, which exercises the same failure mode as a symlink on Unix-like systems.\n\nTest layout:\n\n- content root: `D:\\bugcrowd\\tinacms\\temp\\junction-repro4`\n- allowed collection path: `content/posts`\n- junction inside collection: `content/posts/pivot -\u003e D:\\bugcrowd\\tinacms\\temp\\junction-repro4\\outside`\n- file outside content root: `outside\\secret.txt`\n\nTina\u0027s current path-validation logic was applied and used to perform bridge-style read/write operations through the junction.\n\nObserved result:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"graphqlBridge\": {\n    \"collectionPath\": \"content/posts\",\n    \"requestedRelativePath\": \"pivot/owned.md\",\n    \"validatedRealPath\": \"content\\\\posts\\\\pivot\\\\owned.md\",\n    \"bridgeResolvedPath\": \"D:\\\\bugcrowd\\\\tinacms\\\\temp\\\\junction-repro4\\\\content\\\\posts\\\\pivot\\\\owned.md\",\n    \"bridgeRead\": \"TOP_SECRET_FROM_OUTSIDE\\\\r\\\\n\",\n    \"outsideGraphqlWriteExists\": true,\n    \"outsideGraphqlWriteContents\": \"GRAPHQL_ESCAPE\"\n  }\n}\n```\n\nThat is the critical point:\n\n- the path was accepted as inside `content/posts`\n- the bridge read `outside\\secret.txt`\n- the bridge wrote `outside\\owned.md`\n\nSo the current containment check does not actually constrain filesystem access to the configured content root once a link exists inside that tree.\n\n## Impact\n\n- **Arbitrary file read/write outside the configured content root**\n- **Potential delete outside the configured content root** via the same `assertWithinBase()` gap in `delete()`\n- **Breaks the assumptions of the recent path-traversal fixes** because only lexical traversal is blocked\n- **Practical attack chains** where the content tree contains a committed symlink/junction, or an attacker can cause one to exist before issuing GraphQL/content operations\n\nThe exact network exploitability depends on how the application exposes Tina\u0027s GraphQL/content operations, but the underlying bridge bug is real and independently security-relevant.\n\n## Recommended Fix\n\nThe containment check needs to compare canonical filesystem paths, not just string-normalized paths.\n\nFor example:\n\n1. resolve the base with `fs.realpath()`\n2. resolve the candidate path\u0027s parent with `fs.realpath()`\n3. reject any request whose real target path escapes the real base\n4. for write operations, carefully canonicalize the nearest existing parent directory before creating the final file\n\nIn short: use realpath-aware containment checks for every filesystem sink, not `path.resolve(...).startsWith(...)` alone.\n\n## Resources\n\n- `packages/@tinacms/graphql/src/database/bridge/filesystem.ts`\n- `packages/@tinacms/graphql/src/database/index.ts`\n- `packages/@tinacms/graphql/src/resolver/index.ts`",
  "id": "GHSA-g9c2-gf25-3x67",
  "modified": "2026-04-06T16:44:11Z",
  "published": "2026-04-01T00:25:22Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/tinacms/tinacms/security/advisories/GHSA-g9c2-gf25-3x67"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34604"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/tinacms/tinacms/commit/f124eabaca10dac9a4d765c9e4135813c4830955"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/tinacms/tinacms"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "@tinacms/graphql\u0027s `FilesystemBridge` Path Validation Can Be Bypassed via Symlinks or Junctions"
}

GHSA-G9CV-3H6Q-P67M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-09 18:31 – Updated: 2026-06-09 18:31
VLAI
Details

Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps, versions prior to 1.1.32.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary File Write

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-44275"
  ],
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      "CWE-59"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-09T18:16:49Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Dell/Alienware Purchased Apps, versions prior to 1.1.32.0, contain an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027) vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Arbitrary File Write",
  "id": "GHSA-g9cv-3h6q-p67m",
  "modified": "2026-06-09T18:31:03Z",
  "published": "2026-06-09T18:31:03Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44275"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000472463/dsa-2026-250"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G9JW-2V7C-PPWJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-02 21:30 – Updated: 2025-09-02 21:30
VLAI
Details

Dell Alienware Command Center 5.x (AWCC), versions prior to 5.10.2.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')" vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-43726"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-02T19:15:31Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Dell Alienware Command Center 5.x (AWCC), versions prior to 5.10.2.0, contains an Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027)\" vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Elevation of Privileges.",
  "id": "GHSA-g9jw-2v7c-ppwj",
  "modified": "2025-09-02T21:30:58Z",
  "published": "2025-09-02T21:30:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43726"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000361664/dsa-2025-336"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-G9PC-F9FG-HRRQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:18 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:18
VLAI
Details

scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-4984"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-11-06T15:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "scratchbox2 1.99.0.24 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) /tmp/dpkg.#####.tmp, (b) /tmp/missing_deps.#####, and (c) /tmp/sb2-pkg-chk.$tstamp.##### temporary files, related to the (1) dpkg-checkbuilddeps and (2) sb2-check-pkg-mappings scripts.",
  "id": "GHSA-g9pc-f9fg-hrrq",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T02:18:28Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:18:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4984"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44907"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/496409"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/scratchbox2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30969"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-G9RC-P3RQ-J6MC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 05:11 – Updated: 2022-05-17 05:11
VLAI
Details

bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-5374"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-12-08T23:30:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "bash-doc 3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/cb#####.? temporary file, related to the (1) aliasconv.sh, (2) aliasconv.bash, and (3) cshtobash scripts.",
  "id": "GHSA-g9rc-p3rq-j6mc",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T05:11:34Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T05:11:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5374"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43365"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/51086"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-05.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:004"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0261.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1073.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32733"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0414"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-GC42-WR8H-VR6F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:25 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:25
VLAI
Details

rsync 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-9512"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-59"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-02-12T16:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "rsync 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path.",
  "id": "GHSA-gc42-wr8h-vr6f",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:25:01Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:25:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9512"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10977"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-04"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211171"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211175"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00041.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00095.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00112.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76093"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034786"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2879-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=169"
    }
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Mitigation MIT-48.1
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Separation of Privilege

  • Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
  • Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.
CAPEC-132: Symlink Attack

An adversary positions a symbolic link in such a manner that the targeted user or application accesses the link's endpoint, assuming that it is accessing a file with the link's name.

CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files

An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an adversary to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an adversary to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.

CAPEC-35: Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files

An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files. When the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high.

CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls

An attacker manipulates inputs to the target software which the target software passes to file system calls in the OS. The goal is to gain access to, and perhaps modify, areas of the file system that the target software did not intend to be accessible.