# CVE-2024-10834: Arbitrary File Write in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt

> Attackers can write arbitrary files to the server via path traversal in the RAG-knowledge endpoint, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7h46-xxgg-f9q8

## What is CVE-2024-10834?

CVE-2024-10834 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 contains a vulnerability in the RAG-knowledge endpoint that allows for arbitrary file write. The issue arises from the ability to pass an absolute path to a call to `os.path.join`, enabling an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations on the target server. This vulnerability can be exploited by setting the `doc_file.filename` to an absolute path, which can lead to overwriting system files or creating new SSH-key entries.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10834?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dbgpt Db-Gpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-10834?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10834 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10834 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10834 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt

- [CVE-2024-10831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10831/): Arbitrary File Write through Absolute Path Traversal in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-10833](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10833/): Arbitrary File Write in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-10835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10835/): Arbitrary File Write via SQL Injection in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-10901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10901/): Arbitrary File Write via DuckDB SQL Injection in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-10902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10902/): Arbitrary File Upload with Path Traversal in eosphoros-ai/db-gpt (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10834 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10834 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10834 exists.

Affected product: eosphoros-ai/db-gpt. 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-2024-10834/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10834/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10834
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10834
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10834

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10834/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.