CVE-2020-12265 (Critical) detected in decompress-tar-4.1.1.tgz

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CVE-2020-12265 - Critical Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - decompress-tar-4.1.1.tgz

decompress tar plugin

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/decompress-tar/-/decompress-tar-4.1.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /script/vsts/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /script/vsts/node_modules/decompress-tar/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• download-7.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • decompress-4.2.1.tgz
    • ❌ decompress-tar-4.1.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 808ed16784ca49c0e5810becefba198982d2916e

Found in base branch: electron-upgrade

Vulnerability Details

The decompress package before 4.2.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via ../ in an archive member, when a symlink is used, because of Directory Traversal.

Publish Date: 2020-04-26

URL: CVE-2020-12265

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-12265

Release Date: 2020-04-26

Fix Resolution: decompress - 4.2.1, decompress-tar - No fix version available

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