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NfpmApplication · Goreleaser

CVE-2023-32698

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-05-30
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.29.0 or later.
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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Public exploit Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
nFPM is an alternative to fpm. The file permissions on the checked-in files were not maintained. Hence, when nfpm packaged the files (without extra config for enforcing it’s own permissions) files could go out with bad permissions (chmod 666 or 777). Anyone using nfpm for creating packages without checking/setting file permissions before packaging could result in bad permissions for files/folders.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-276

Files, directories, or resources ship with permissions more open than they need to be, so unintended users can read or modify them. Attackers look for exactly these loose defaults. Remediation means tightening permissions to the minimum required and verifying them at install and at runtime.

General guidance for the incorrect default permissions class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
NfpmApplication
Affected:>= 0.1.0, < 2.29.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.29.0 or later
Fixed in 2.29.0
Vendor patch github.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

nfpm >= 2.29.0

  1. Check current nfpm version by running 'nfpm --version'
  2. Upgrade nfpm to version 2.29.0 or later using your package manager (e.g., 'go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@latest' for Go, or download from releases)
  3. Verify the upgrade was successful by running 'nfpm --version' and confirming the version number is 2.29.0 or higher
  4. For existing packages, re-package your software using the updated nfpm to ensure proper file permissions are applied

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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