CVE-2023-4897 Relative Path Traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

High 8.7 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit relative path traversal in AnythingLLM to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-4897?

CVE-2023-4897 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 11 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Relative Path Traversal in GitHub repository mintplex-labs/anything-llm prior to 0.0.1.

Weakness: CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4897?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mintplexlabs Anythingllm.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-4897 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4897 exists.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v78g-p78j-5486.

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