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

CVE-2024-42474

Medium
5.9/10

Summary

Streamlit is a data oriented application development framework for Python. Snowflake Streamlit open source addressed a security vulnerability via the static file sharing feature. Users of hosted Streamlit app(s) on Windows were vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability when the static file sharing feature was enabled. An attacker could utilize the vulnerability to leak the password hash of the Windows user running Streamlit. This issue affects streamlit versions 1.18.0 through 1.36.0. The vulnerability only affects Windows.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-22 - Path Traversal

Path traversal (or directory traversal), is a vulnerability that allows malicious users to traverse the server's root directory, gaining access to arbitrary files and folders such as application code & data, back-end credentials, and sensitive operating system files. In the worst-case scenario, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary files on the server, resulting in a denial of service attack. Such an exploit may severely impact the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of an application.

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