# CVE-2020-4053: Plugin archive directory traversal in Helm

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-4053-plugin-archive-directory-traversal-in-helm  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-06-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-4053 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-06-23

Plugin archive directory traversal in Helm

Technologies: [helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/helm-sh-helm-v3). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-4053 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-4053 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-4053?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 June 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.2.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-4053?** Yes. helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.2.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-4053?** Check whether you run helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.2.4 or later

  ```sh
  go get helm.sh/helm/v3@v3.2.4
  ```


## Affected products

- helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.2.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-4053
- GHSA-qq3j-xp49-j73f

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