# CVE-2024-13059: Path Traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

> Attackers with manager or admin roles can exploit path traversal to write arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-866h-pm2w-j493

## What is CVE-2024-13059?

CVE-2024-13059 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 10 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in mintplex-labs/anything-llm prior to version 1.3.1 allows for path traversal due to improper handling of non-ASCII filenames in the multer library. This vulnerability can lead to arbitrary file write, which can subsequently result in remote code execution. The issue arises when the filename transformation introduces '../' sequences, which are not sanitized by multer, allowing attackers with manager or admin roles to write files to arbitrary locations on the server.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-29 (Path Traversal: '\..\filename')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13059?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13059 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13059 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm

- [CVE-2024-3025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3025/): Path Traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-0455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0455/): SSRF on AWS deployed instances of AnythingLLM via /metadata (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-32626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32626/): AnythingLLM has a Streaming Phase XSS to RCE via LLM Response Injection (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2024-3104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3104/): Remote Code Execution in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-3149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3149/): SSRF in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13059 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 10 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13059 exists.

Affected product: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm. 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-2024-13059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13059

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13059/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.