# CVE-2024-11037: Path Traversal in binary-husky/gpt_academic

> An attacker can bypass path restrictions to read the config.py file and steal sensitive API keys from the GPT Academic application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qhfv-rxrj-6w5f

## What is CVE-2024-11037?

CVE-2024-11037 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in binary-husky/gpt_academic, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic at commit 679352d, which allows an attacker to bypass the blocked_paths protection and read the config.py file containing sensitive information such as the OpenAI API key. This vulnerability is exploitable on Windows operating systems by accessing a specific URL that includes the absolute path of the project.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11037?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Binary-Husky Gpt Academic.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11037 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11037 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in binary-husky/gpt_academic

- [CVE-2026-0763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0763/): GPT Academic run_in_subprocess_wrapper_func Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-0764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0764/): GPT Academic upload Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-31224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31224/): GPT Academic: Pickle deserializing cookies may pose RCE risk (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-10950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10950/): Code Injection in binary-husky/gpt_academic (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-10954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10954/): Prompt Injection Leading to RCE in binary-husky/gpt_academic Plugin `manim` (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11037 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11037 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in binary-husky/gpt_academic, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11037 exists.

Affected product: binary-husky/gpt_academic. 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-2024-11037/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11037/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11037
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11037
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11037

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11037/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.