CVE-2024-10833 Arbitrary File Write in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt

Critical 9.1 Published 20 Mar 2025 Updated 15 Oct 2025

Attackers can write arbitrary files to the server via path traversal in the knowledge upload API, potentially leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2024-10833?

CVE-2024-10833 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

eosphoros-ai/db-gpt version 0.6.0 is vulnerable to an arbitrary file write through the knowledge API. The endpoint for uploading files as 'knowledge' is susceptible to absolute path traversal, allowing attackers to write files to arbitrary locations on the target server. This vulnerability arises because the 'doc_file.filename' parameter is user-controllable, enabling the construction of absolute paths.

Weakness: CWE-36

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10833?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including dbgpt. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`dbgpt` PyPI	All versions	`0.6.2`
`dbgpt` PyPI	All versions	`0.6.2`
`dbgpt` PyPI	All versions	`0.6.2`

Products include Dbgpt Db-Gpt.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10833?

Upgrade dbgpt to 0.6.2 or later.

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

Is CVE-2024-10833 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10833 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j9g7-mqhh-9hxf, PYSEC-2026-324.