fkie_cve-2025-8959
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-08-15 21:15
Modified
2025-08-18 20:16
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
HashiCorp's go-getter library subdirectory download feature is vulnerable to symlink attacks leading to unauthorized read access beyond the designated directory boundaries. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8959, is fixed in go-getter 1.7.9.
References
security@hashicorp.comhttps://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "HashiCorp\u0027s go-getter library subdirectory download feature is vulnerable to symlink attacks leading to unauthorized read access beyond the designated directory boundaries. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8959, is fixed in go-getter 1.7.9."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La funci\u00f3n de descarga de subdirectorios de la librer\u00eda Go-getter de HashiCorp es vulnerable a ataques de enlace simb\u00f3lico, lo que provoca accesos de lectura no autorizados m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los l\u00edmites del directorio designado. Esta vulnerabilidad, identificada como CVE-2025-8959, se corrige en Go-getter 1.7.9."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-8959",
  "lastModified": "2025-08-18T20:16:28.750",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "security@hashicorp.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
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  "published": "2025-08-15T21:15:37.347",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "security@hashicorp.com",
      "url": "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2025-23-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-read-through-symlink-attack/76242"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "security@hashicorp.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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