CVE-2024-4841 Path Traversal in parisneo/lollms-webui

Medium 4.0 Published 23 Jun 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in lollms-webui to predict and enumerate files and folders on the victim's computer.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-4841?

CVE-2024-4841 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in parisneo/lollms-webui, published on 23 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Path Traversal vulnerability exists in the parisneo/lollms-webui, specifically within the 'add_reference_to_local_mode' function due to the lack of input sanitization. This vulnerability affects versions v9.6 to the latest. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can predict the folders, subfolders, and files present on the victim's computer. The vulnerability is present in the way the application handles the 'path' parameter in HTTP requests to the '/add_reference_to_local_model' endpoint.

Weakness: CWE-29

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4841?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lollms Lollms-Webui.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-4841 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4841 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p4vx-w5q8-cq9j.