{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776","published":"2021-05-24T16:56:58Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:28:46.803089698Z","aliases":["BIT-helm-2020-15184","CVE-2020-15184"],"summary":"Aliases are never checked in helm","details":"### Impact\n\nDuring a security audit of Helm's code base, security researchers at Trail of Bits identified a bug in which the `alias` field on a `Chart.yaml` is not properly sanitized. This could lead to the injection of unwanted information into a chart.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2 and 2.16.11\n\n### Specific Go Packages Affected\nhelm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chartutil\n\n### Workarounds\n\nManually review the `dependencies` field of any untrusted chart, verifying that the `alias` field is either not used, or (if used) does not contain newlines or path characters.","affected":[{"package":{"name":"helm.sh/helm/v3","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm/v3"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/05/GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776/GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776.json"}},{"package":{"name":"helm.sh/helm","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.16.11"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/05/GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776/GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-9vp5-m38w-j776"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15184"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/6aab63765f99050b115f0aec3d6350c85e8da946"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm/commit/e7c281564d8306e1dcf8023d97f972449ad74850"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/helm/helm"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-20","CWE-74"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2021-05-24T16:50:04Z","nvd_published_at":"2020-09-17T21:15:00Z","severity":"LOW"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"}]}