CVE-2024-7962 Arbitrary File Read via Insufficient Validation in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

High 7.5 Published 29 Oct 2024 Updated 29 Oct 2024

Attackers can read sensitive files like credentials via absolute paths in prompt template loading due to insufficient validation.

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-2024-7962?

CVE-2024-7962 is a high-severity 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

An arbitrary file read vulnerability exists in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt version 20240628 due to insufficient validation when loading prompt template files. An attacker can read any file that matches specific criteria using an absolute path. The file must not have a .json extension and, except for the first line, every other line must contain commas. This vulnerability allows reading parts of format-compliant files, including code and log files, which may contain highly sensitive information such as account credentials.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-29

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7962?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including chuanhuchatgpt. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`chuanhuchatgpt` PyPI	All versions	None

Products include Gaizhenbiao Chuanhuchatgpt.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7962 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-2024-7962 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7962 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q97q-7j3c-mx9j, PYSEC-2024-112.