CVE-2024-53858: GO-2024-3296 - Recursive repository cloning can leak authentication tokens to non-GitHub submodule hosts in github.com/cli/cli

CVE-2024-53858 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-12-02

Recursive repository cloning can leak authentication tokens to non-GitHub submodule hosts in github.com/cli/cli

Technologies: github.com/cli/cli (Go), github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-53858 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-53858 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-53858?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 December 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/cli/cli (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0; github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.63.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-53858?
Yes. github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.63.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-53858?
Check whether you run github.com/cli/cli (Go) or github.com/cli/cli/v2 (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

  • github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.63.0 or later
    go get github.com/cli/cli/v2@v2.63.0

Affected products

  • github.com/cli/cli (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0
  • github.com/cli/cli/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.63.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-53858
  • GHSA-jwcm-9g39-pmcw
  • GO-2024-3296

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