CVE-2024-3924: Code Injection (CVSS 4.4)

Description

A code injection vulnerability exists in the huggingface/text-generation-inference repository, specifically within the `autodocs.yml` workflow file. The vulnerability arises from the insecure handling of the `github.head_ref` user input, which is used to dynamically construct a command for installing a software package. An attacker can exploit this by forking the repository, creating a branch with a malicious payload as the name, and then opening a pull request to the base repository. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution within the context of the GitHub Actions runner. This issue affects versions up to and including v2.0.0 and was fixed in version 2.0.0.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-94 CWE-94

References

Other References

https://github.com/huggingface/text-generation-inference/commit/88702d876383f7200eccf67e28ba00500dc804bb https://huntr.com/bounties/8af92fc2-0103-4d29-bb28-c3893154c422 https://github.com/huggingface/text-generation-inference/commit/88702d876383f7200eccf67e28ba00500dc804bb https://huntr.com/bounties/8af92fc2-0103-4d29-bb28-c3893154c422

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-3924? +

A code injection vulnerability exists in the huggingface/text-generation-inference repository, specifically within the `autodocs.yml` workflow file. The vulnerability arises from the insecure handling of the `github.head_ref` user input, which is used to dynamically construct a command for installing a software package. An attacker can exploit this by forking the repository, creating a branch with a malicious payload as the name, and then opening a pull request to the base repository. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution within the context of the GitHub Actions runner. This issue affects versions up to and including v2.0.0 and was fixed in version 2.0.0. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-3924? +

CVE-2024-3924 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.4 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-3924? +

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