In Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3, the "go get" command is vulnerable to directory traversal when executed with the import path o

Summary

In Go before 1.10.6 and 1.11.x before 1.11.3, the "go get" command is vulnerable to directory traversal when executed with the import path of a malicious Go package which contains curly braces (both '{' and '}' characters). Specifically, it is only vulnerable in GOPATH mode, but not in module mode (the distinction is documented at https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Module_aware_go_get). The attacker can cause an arbitrary filesystem write, which can lead to code execution.

Timeline

1. Dec 14, 2018, 2:00 PM UTCCVE published
2. Aug 5, 2024, 10:32 AM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• [UNKNOWN] golang

  1.10.6, 1.11.3

• toolchainGo

  fixed in 1.10.6; From 1.11.0-0 · fixed in 1.11.3

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