# CVE-2024-5211: Path traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

> A manager can exploit path traversal in logo upload to read, delete, or overwrite files, causing DoS and admin account takeover.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:** 12 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v9ph-8hf4-hgrx

## What is CVE-2024-5211?

CVE-2024-5211 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 12 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability in mintplex-labs/anything-llm allowed a manager to bypass the `normalizePath()` function, intended to defend against path traversal attacks. This vulnerability enables the manager to read, delete, or overwrite the 'anythingllm.db' database file and other files stored in the 'storage' directory, such as internal communication keys and .env secrets. Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to application compromise, denial of service (DoS) attacks, and unauthorized admin account takeover. The issue stems from improper validation of user-supplied input in the process of setting a custom logo for the app, which can be manipulated to achieve arbitrary file read, deletion, or overwrite, and to execute a DoS attack by deleting critical files required for the application's operation.

Weakness: CWE-29 (Path Traversal: '\..\filename')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5211?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5211?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2024-5211 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5211 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 12 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2024-5211/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5211/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5211
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5211
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5211

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5211/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.