CVE-2018-16874 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the "go get" command of Go versions prior to 1.10.6 and 1.11.3, specifically when operating in GOPATH mode. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious Go package import path containing curly braces, leading to arbitrary filesystem writes and potential code execution on affected systems, including Debian, Golang, OpenSUSE, and SUSE. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.1 due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.11.0, < 1.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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