CVE-2023-39320
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Code injection
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
The go.mod toolchain directive, introduced in Go 1.21, can be leveraged to execute scripts and binaries relative to the root of the module when the "go" command was executed within the module. This applies to modules downloaded using the "go" command from the module proxy, as well as modules downloaded directly using VCS software.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://go.dev/cl/526158 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://go.dev/cl/526158Patch
- https://go.dev/cl/526158Patch
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-2042Advisory
- https://go.dev/issue/62198
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-dev/c/2C5vbR-UNkI/m/L1hdrPhfBAAJ
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231020-0004/Advisory
- https://go.dev/issue/62198