# CVE-2024-25123: Path Manipulation in file mslib/index.py in MSS

> Attackers can manipulate file paths to read sensitive files from the host filesystem in the MSS flight planning system.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pf2h-qjcr-qvq2

## What is CVE-2024-25123?

CVE-2024-25123 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Open-MSS MSS, published on 15 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MSS (Mission Support System) is an open source package designed for planning atmospheric research flights. In file: `index.py`, there is a method that is vulnerable to path manipulation attack. By modifying file paths, an attacker can acquire sensitive information from different resources. The `filename` variable is joined with other variables to form a file path in `_file`. However, `filename` is a route parameter that can capture path type values i.e. values including slashes (\). So it is possible for an attacker to manipulate the file being read by assigning a value containing ../ to `filename` and so the attacker may be able to gain access to other files on the host filesystem. This issue has been addressed in MSS version 8.3.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25123?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Mss Mission Support System.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-25123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-25123 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-25123 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25123 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-25123 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Open-MSS MSS, published on 15 Feb 2024. 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-2024-25123 exists.

Affected product: Open-MSS MSS. 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-2024-25123/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25123/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25123
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25123
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25123

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25123/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.