CVE-2023-49291

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
05/12/2023
Last modified:
08/12/2023

Description

tj-actions/branch-names is a Github action to retrieve branch or tag names with support for all events. The `tj-actions/branch-names` GitHub Actions improperly references the `github.event.pull_request.head.ref` and `github.head_ref` context variables within a GitHub Actions `run` step. The head ref variable is the branch name and can be used to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted branch name. As a result an attacker can use this vulnerability to steal secrets from or abuse `GITHUB_TOKEN` permissions. This vulnerability has been addressed in version 7.0.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:tj-actions:branch-names:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 7.0.0 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:tj-actions:branch-names:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 7.0.1 (including) 7.0.7 (excluding)