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CVE-2018-16874

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.

  • Published: Dec 14, 2018
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2018-16874
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.1
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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