CVE-2024-12905
An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ("Link Following") and Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal"). This vulnerability occurs when extracting a maliciously crafted tar file, which can result in unauthorized file writes or overwrites outside the intended extraction directory. The issue is associated with index.js in the tar-fs package. This issue affects tar-fs: from 0.0.0 before 1.16.4, from 2.0.0 before 2.1.2, from 3.0.0 before 3.0.8.
Published:Mar 27, 2025
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Mar 27, 2025
EPSS Score:0.0132
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Openshift Devspaces
Redhat
Openshift Devspaces
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhdh
Redhat
Rhdh
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
