# CVE-2024-5982: Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

> Attackers can exploit path traversal to upload arbitrary files for remote code execution or read sensitive CSV data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p6jm-98c6-m9x8

## What is CVE-2024-5982?

CVE-2024-5982 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the latest version of gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt. The vulnerability arises from unsanitized input handling in multiple features, including user upload, directory creation, and template loading. Specifically, the load_chat_history function in modules/models/base_model.py allows arbitrary file uploads, potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE). The get_history_names function in utils.py permits arbitrary directory creation. Additionally, the load_template function in utils.py can be exploited to leak the first column of CSV files. These issues stem from improper sanitization of user inputs concatenated with directory paths using os.path.join.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5982?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gaizhenbiao Chuanhuchatgpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5982?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5982 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5982 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

- [CVE-2024-3234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3234/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6255/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-8613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8613/): Improper Access Control in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-9216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9216/): Authentication Bypass in gaizhenbiao/ChuanhuChatGPT (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-10650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10650/): Denial of Service (DoS) in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5982 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5982 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 29 Oct 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-2024-5982 exists.

Affected product: gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt. 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-2024-5982/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5982/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5982
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5982
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5982

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