CVE-2024-48908 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

lychee link checking action checks links in Markdown, HTML, and text files using lychee. Prior to version 2.0.2, there is a potential attack of arbitrary code injection vulnerability in lychee-setup of the composite action at action.yml. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.2.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee-action/commit/7cd0af4c74a61395d455af97419279d86aafaede
https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee-action/security/advisories/GHSA-65rg-554r-9j5x

History

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		lychee link checking action checks links in Markdown, HTML, and text files using lychee. Prior to version 2.0.2, there is a potential attack of arbitrary code injection vulnerability in lychee-setup of the composite action at action.yml. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.2.
Title		lychee-action vulnerable to arbitrary code injection in composite action
Weaknesses		CWE-94
References		https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee-action/commit/7cd0af4c74a61395d455af97419279d86aafaede https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee-action/security/advisories/GHSA-65rg-554r-9j5x
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-08-28T14:56:43.967Z

Updated: 2025-08-28T20:11:46.131Z

Reserved: 2024-10-09T22:06:46.170Z

Link: CVE-2024-48908

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-28T20:11:38.799Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-28T15:15:42.390

Modified: 2025-08-29T16:24:29.730

Link: CVE-2024-48908

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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