@actions/artifact has an Arbitrary File Write via artifact extraction

HIGH 7.5CVE-2024-42471 · GHSA-6q32-hq47-5qq3 · Published 02/09/2024 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
actions/artifact github	`≥ 2.0.0, < 2.1.7`	`2.1.7`
@actions/artifact npm	`≥ 2.0.0, < 2.1.2`	`2.1.2`

Description

Impact

Versions of actions/artifact before 2.1.7 are vulnerable to arbitrary file write when using downloadArtifactInternal, downloadArtifactPublic, or streamExtractExternal for extracting a specifically crafted artifact that contains path traversal filenames.

Patches

Upgrade to version 2.1.7 or higher.

References

CVE

CVE-2024-42471

Credits

Justin Taft from Google

NVD description

actions/artifact is the GitHub ToolKit for developing GitHub Actions. Versions of `actions/artifact` on the 2.x branch before 2.1.2 are vulnerable to arbitrary file write when using `downloadArtifactInternal`, `downloadArtifactPublic`, or `streamExtractExternal` for extracting a specifically crafted artifact that contains path traversal filenames. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.1.2 or higher. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

References

actions/toolkit security advisory · WEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42471 · ADVISORY
actions/toolkit#1602 · WEB
actions/toolkit#1666 · WEB
actions/toolkit#1724 · WEB
actions/toolkit commit 29885a8 · WEB
actions/download-artifact · WEB
actions/toolkit · PACKAGE
snyk.io/research/zip-slip-vulnerability · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

actions/artifact

github

≥ 2.0.0, < 2.1.7

2.1.7

@actions/artifact

npm

≥ 2.0.0, < 2.1.2

2.1.2

Description

Impact

Patches

Upgrade to version 2.1.7 or higher.

References

CVE

CVE-2024-42471

Credits

Justin Taft from Google

NVD description