# CVE-2024-8898: Path Traversal in parisneo/lollms-webui

> Attackers can create or delete arbitrary directories via path traversal in install and uninstall endpoints of lollms-webui.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hq38-64gm-3w2c

## What is CVE-2024-8898?

CVE-2024-8898 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in parisneo/lollms-webui, published on 20 Mar 2025. 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 `install` and `uninstall` API endpoints of parisneo/lollms-webui version V12 (Strawberry). This vulnerability allows attackers to create or delete directories with arbitrary paths on the system. The issue arises due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input, which can be exploited to traverse directories outside the intended path.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8898?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lollms Lollms Web Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8898 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8898 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in parisneo/lollms-webui

- [CVE-2024-2359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2359/): Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in parisneo/lollms-webui (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2360/): Path Traversal leading to Remote Code Execution in parisneo/lollms-webui (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-4320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4320/): Remote Code Execution due to LFI in '/install_extension' in parisneo/lollms-webui (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2358](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2358/): Path Traversal leading to Remote Code Execution in parisneo/lollms-webui (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-4326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4326/): Remote Code Execution via `/apply_settings` and `/execute_code` in parisneo/lollms-webui (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8898 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8898 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in parisneo/lollms-webui, published on 20 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8898 exists.

Affected product: parisneo/lollms-webui. 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-2024-8898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8898/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8898
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8898
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8898

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8898/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.