# CVE-2024-41704: Path traversal in n/a

> Attackers can read arbitrary files by exploiting path traversal in image pathname validation within LibreChat.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hhwq-g35f-6pwq

## What is CVE-2024-41704?

CVE-2024-41704 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Librechat Librechat, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

LibreChat through 0.7.4-rc1 does not validate the normalized pathnames of images.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41704?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Librechat Librechat.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-41704?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-41704 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Librechat Librechat

- [CVE-2026-32625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32625/): LibreChat Exfiltrates Server Secrets via MCP Server URL Injection (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-11167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11167/): Improper Access Control in danny-avila/librechat (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-22252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22252/): LibreChat MCP Stdio Remote Command Execution (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-69222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69222/): LibreChat is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery due to missing restrictions (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-11170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11170/): Path Traversal in danny-avila/librechat (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41704 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-41704 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Librechat Librechat, published on 22 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Librechat Librechat. 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-2024-41704/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41704/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41704
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41704
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41704

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41704/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.