title: Path Traversal in Helm Plugin Archive
description: In Helm greater than or equal to 3.0.0 and less than 3.2.4, a path traversal attack is possible when installing Helm plugins from a tar archive over HTTP. It is possible for a malicious plugin author to inject a relative path into a plugin archive, and copy a file outside of the intended directory. This has been fixed in 3.2.4.
problem types: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
affected:
{
product: Helm
vendor: The Helm Project
versions:
status: affected, version: >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.4
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 3.7
baseSeverity: LOW
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
version: 3.1
]