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CVE-2023-27581

github-slug-action vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

Impact

### Impact This action uses the `github.head_ref` parameter in an insecure way. This vulnerability can be triggered by any user on GitHub on any workflow using the action on pull requests. They just need to create a pull request with a branch name, which can contain the attack payload. (Note that first-time PR requests will not be run - but the attacker can submit a valid PR before submitting an invalid PR). This can be used to execute code on the GitHub runners (potentially use it for crypto-mining, and waste your resources) and to exfiltrate any secrets you use in the CI pipeline. ### Patches > Pass the variable as an environment variable and then use the environment variable instead of substituting it directly. Patched action is available on tag **v4**, tag **v4.4.1**, and any tag beyond. ### Workarounds No workaround is available if impacted, please upgrade the version > ℹ️ **v3** and **v4** are compatibles. ### References [Here](https://securitylab.github.com/research/github-actions-untrusted-input/) is a set of blog posts by Github's security team explaining this issue. ### Thanks Thanks to the team of researchers from Purdue University, who are working on finding vulnerabilities in CI/CD configurations of open-source software. Their tool detected this security vulnerability.

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
actions	`rlespinasse/github-slug-action`	>= 4.0.0, < 4.4.1	4.4.1

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Github-Slug-Action Project	Github-Slug-Action	from 4.0.0 before 4.4.1

Weakness classification

CWE-77