CVE-2024-6250 Absolute Path Traversal in parisneo/lollms-webui

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can read arbitrary files and list directories on Windows systems via the open_file endpoint in lollms-webui.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-6250?

CVE-2024-6250 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in parisneo/lollms-webui, published on 27 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An absolute path traversal vulnerability exists in parisneo/lollms-webui v9.6, specifically in the `open_file` endpoint of `lollms_advanced.py`. The `sanitize_path` function with `allow_absolute_path=True` allows an attacker to access arbitrary files and directories on a Windows system. This vulnerability can be exploited to read any file and list arbitrary directories on the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-36

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6250?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lollms Lollms Web Ui.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6250?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6250 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-2024-6250 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6250 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fpqq-pjqc-cp2p.

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