# CVE-2023-34094: ChuanhuChatGPT vulnerable to unauthorized configuration file access

> Attackers can steal API keys from the configuration file if authentication is not configured in ChuanhuChatGPT deployments.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j34w-9xr4-m9p8

## What is CVE-2023-34094?

CVE-2023-34094 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in GaiZhenbiao ChuanhuChatGPT, published on 2 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ChuanhuChatGPT is a graphical user interface for ChatGPT and many large language models. A vulnerability in versions 20230526 and prior allows unauthorized access to the config.json file of the privately deployed ChuanghuChatGPT project, when authentication is not configured. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability to steal the API keys in the configuration file. The vulnerability has been fixed in commit bfac445. As a workaround, setting up access authentication can help mitigate the vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34094?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Chuanhuchatgpt Project Chuanhuchatgpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34094?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34094 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34094 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34094 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in GaiZhenbiao ChuanhuChatGPT, published on 2 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GaiZhenbiao ChuanhuChatGPT. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34094/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34094/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34094
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34094
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34094

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34094/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.