# CVE-2024-9159: Incorrect Authorization in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

> An attacker can restart the server without admin privileges, causing a complete loss of availability in the ChuanhuChatGPT application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rxwh-3m8p-2qq5, PYSEC-2025-96

## What is CVE-2024-9159?

CVE-2024-9159 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An incorrect authorization vulnerability exists in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt version git c91dbfc. The vulnerability allows any user to restart the server at will, leading to a complete loss of availability. The issue arises because the function responsible for restarting the server is not properly guarded by an admin check.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9159?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `chuanhuchatgpt` | PyPI | All versions to 2024-12-04 | None |

Products: Gaizhenbiao Chuanhuchatgpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9159 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9159 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-2024-5982](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5982/): Path Traversal in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt (critical 9.1)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9159 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9159 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9159 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- chuanhuchatgpt (PyPI): affected all versions up to 2024-12-04; no fix listed

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-2024-9159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9159/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9159
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9159
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9159

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.