CVE-2024-7957 (GCVE-0-2024-7957)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-20 10:10 – Updated: 2025-03-20 18:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arbitrary File Overwrite in danswer-ai/danswer
Summary
An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability exists in the ZulipConnector of danswer-ai/danswer, affecting the latest version. The vulnerability arises from the load_credentials method, where user-controlled input for realm_name and zuliprc_content is used to construct file paths and write file contents. This allows attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files if a zuliprc- directory already exists in the temporary directory.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-20 17:51 UTC
CWE
- CWE-29 - Path Traversal: '\..\filename'
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| danswer-ai | danswer-ai/danswer |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ latest
(custom)
|
guessed |
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