GHSA-pwf7-47c3-mfhx
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwf7-47c3-mfhx
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-pwf7-47c3-mfhx/GHSA-pwf7-47c3-mfhx.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-pwf7-47c3-mfhx
- Published
- 2025-09-29T17:51:19Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-29T17:51:19Z
- Severity
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- 9.9 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- j178/prek-action vulnerable to arbitrary code injection in composite action
- Details
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Summary
There are three potential attacks of arbitrary code injection vulnerability in the composite action at action.yml.
Details
The GitHub Action variables
inputs.prek-version,inputs.extra_args, andinputs.extra-argscan be used to execute arbitrary code in the context of the action.PoC
- uses: j178/prek-action@v1.0.5 with: prek-version: $(printenv >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY && echo "0.2.2") extra_args: '&& echo "MY_SECRET with a character is: ${MY_SECRET:0:1}a${MY_SECRET:1}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY && echo ""' env: MY_SECRET: ${{ secrets.MY_SECRET }}The previous example will print all the environment variables, and it will expose
MY_SECRETenvironment variable value to the summary of the workflow. An attacker could potentially use this vector to compromise the security of the target repository, even passing unnotice because the action will run normally.Impact
Critical, CWE-94
- Database specific
{ "github_reviewed": true, "severity": "CRITICAL", "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-94" ], "nvd_published_at": null, "github_reviewed_at": "2025-09-29T17:51:19Z" }- References
Affected packages
GitHub Actions / j178/prek-action
Package
- Name
- j178/prek-action