GHSA-xm96-gfjx-jcrc — oras-java-sdk
HIGHGHSA-xm96-gfjx-jcrc is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in land.oras:oras-java-sdk. A fix is available for land.oras:oras-java-sdk — see the affected versions and patch details below.
ORAS Java: Path traversal in pullArtifact via attacker-controlled org.opencontainers.image.title annotation
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Summary
The pullArtifact methods in Registry and OCILayout use the org.opencontainers.image.title annotation from a pulled manifest as a filename, resolving it against the caller supplied output directory without normalization or a containment check. A manifest publisher can set this annotation to a path that escapes the output directory, causing the SDK to write the layer's blob anywhere the JVM process can write.
Details
Two call sites are affected.
src/main/java/land/oras/Registry.java, pullLayer (reached from Registry.pullArtifact):
Path targetPath = path.resolve(layer.getAnnotations().get(Const.ANNOTATION_TITLE));
...
Files.copy(is, targetPath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
src/main/java/land/oras/OCILayout.java, OCILayout.pullArtifact:
Files.copy(blobPath, path.resolve(layer.getAnnotations().get(Const.ANNOTATION_TITLE)));
The annotation comes from the remote manifest. Path.resolve treats an absolute argument as a full override of the base, and follows .. segments upward, so the annotation controls the destination. REPLACE_EXISTING overwrites files that exist at that destination.
The unpack branch of pullLayer (taken when the layer carries io.deis.oras.content.unpack=true) is not affected, because it dispatches through ArchiveUtils.untar / unzip, which apply outputPath.startsWith(normalizedTarget) after normalization. The non unpack branch and OCILayout.pullArtifact lack the equivalent check.
fetchBlob(ContainerRef, Path) is not affected. The caller passes the destination path and the title annotation is not consulted.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | land.oras:oras-java-sdk | all versions | 0.6.2land.oras:oras-java-sdk:0.6.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for land.oras:oras-java-sdk, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update land.oras:oras-java-sdk to 0.6.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xm96-gfjx-jcrc is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-xm96-gfjx-jcrc in your dependencies?
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