SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-11037

Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic at commit 679352d, which allows an attacker to bypass the blocked_paths protection and read the config.py file containing sensitive information such as the OpenAI API key. This vulnerability is exploitable on Windows operating systems by accessing a specific URL that includes the absolute path of the project.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Binary-husky	Gpt Academic	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	binary-husky	gpt_academic	/	/	/	/	/	windows	/	/

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/91243fc1-f287-4f4b-8aa6-dfe3efff23e5

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: March 20, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified: March 20, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@huntr.dev

CVE-2024-11037