Vulnerability · Published Dec 27, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-51664tj-actions/changed-files command injection in output filenames

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity command injection in changed-files from tj-actions. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.4% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)3.4%top 11.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

tj-actions/changed-files is a Github action to retrieve all files and directories. Prior to 41.0.0, the `tj-actions/changed-files` workflow allows for command injection in changed filenames, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code and potentially leak secrets. This issue may lead to arbitrary command execution in the GitHub Runner. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 41.0.0. Users are advised to upgrade.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
tj-actions	changed-files	< 41.0.0

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/security/advisories/GHSA-mcph-m25j-8j63 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/0102c07446a3cad972f4afcbd0ee4dbc4b6d2d1b x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/716b1e13042866565e00e85fd4ec490e186c4a2f x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commit/ff2f6e6b91913a7be42be1b5917330fe442f2ede x_refsource_MISC