HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Code Execution On Git Update Via Git Config Manipulation

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  "id": "199d71eb7ce9dc8b694a631cfdf594a564f9eb7693102793001710bbde7e757b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6257",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "HashiCorp go-getter Vulnerable to Code Execution On Git Update Via Git Config Manipulation",
    "summary": "HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-6257",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2024-6257",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2024-6257",
        "GHSA-xfhp-jf8p-mh5w",
        "GO-2024-2948"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                {
                  "fixed": "268c11cae8cf0d9374783e06572679796abe9ce9"
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                        "fixed": "1.7.4"
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                    "strategy": "StandardRange"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:go-getter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "1.7.5"
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              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.7.3",
            "v1.7.2",
            "v1.7.1",
            "v1.7.0",
            "v1.6.2",
            "v1.6.1",
            "v1.6.0",
            "v1.5.11",
            "v1.5.10",
            "v1.5.9",
            "v1.5.8",
            "v1.5.7",
            "v1.5.6",
            "v1.5.5",
            "v1.5.4",
            "v1.5.3",
            "v1.5.2",
            "v1.5.1",
            "v1.5.0",
            "v1.4.2",
            "v1.4.1",
            "v1.4.0",
            "v1.1.0",
            "v1.3.0",
            "v1.2.0",
            "v1.0.3",
            "v1.0.2",
            "v1.0.1",
            "v1.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-6257.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:26.331901869Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-13-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-code-execution-on-git-update-via-git-config-manipulation/68081",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/6xxx/CVE-2024-6257.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6257",
        "https://github.com/hashicorp/go-getter"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-77"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "HashiCorp",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/6xxx/CVE-2024-6257.json"
      }
    },
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        "value": "CVE-2024-6257",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 493041,
  "published_at": "2024-06-25T16:31:03.882+00:00"
}