Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-43741
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the github.com/buildkite/elastic-ci-stack-for-aws package (Go). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A time-of-check-time-of-use race condition vulnerability in Buildkite Elastic CI for AWS versions prior to 6.7.1 and 5.22.5 allows the buildkite-agent user to bypass a symbolic link check for the PIPELINE_PATH variable in the fix-buildkite-agent-builds-permissions script.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/buildkite/elastic-ci-stack-for-aws | no fix listed | GO-2024-2440 |
| Go | github.com/buildkite/elastic-ci-stack-for-aws/v5 | no fix listed | GO-2024-2440 |
| Go | github.com/buildkite/elastic-ci-stack-for-aws/v6 | 6.7.1 | GHSA-r5hg-349q-mg2q |
| Go | github.com/buildkite/elastic-ci-stack-for-aws/v6 | 6.7.1 | GO-2024-2440 |