CVE-2024-5211 (GCVE-0-2024-5211)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-12 11:33 – Updated: 2024-08-01 21:03
VLAI
Title
Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read/Delete/Overwrite, DoS Attack, and Admin Account Takeover in mintplex-labs/anything-llm
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability in mintplex-labs/anything-llm allowed a manager to bypass the `normalizePath()` function, intended to defend against path traversal attacks. This vulnerability enables the manager to read, delete, or overwrite the 'anythingllm.db' database file and other files stored in the 'storage' directory, such as internal communication keys and .env secrets. Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to application compromise, denial of service (DoS) attacks, and unauthorized admin account takeover. The issue stems from improper validation of user-supplied input in the process of setting a custom logo for the app, which can be manipulated to achieve arbitrary file read, deletion, or overwrite, and to execute a DoS attack by deleting critical files required for the application's operation.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-12 19:17 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-29 - Path Traversal: '\..\filename'
Assigner
@huntr_ai CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 38 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
mintplex-labs mintplex-labs/anything-llm Affected: unspecified , < 1.0.0 (custom)
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mintplexlabs anythingllm Affected: 0 , < 1.0.0 (custom)
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