Description
knowns versions before 0.30.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the handleCodeReplace() function that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files outside the project root. Attackers can supply absolute paths or relative paths containing directory traversal sequences to write malicious content to sensitive files like shell startup scripts or SSH configuration files.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| knowns-dev | knowns | < 0.30.0 | 0.30.0 |
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-f539-xgc6-xw7q) vendor-advisory
- handleCodeReplace resolves and writes the caller-supplied path without containment (v0.29.1) technical-description
- knowns fix commit a2c98fc5c313 patch
- knowns v0.30.0 Release Notes release-notes
- VulnCheck Advisory: knowns before 0.30.0 Path Traversal via code.replace MCP action third-party-advisory