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Path Traversal: '\..\filename'

CVE-2024-8248

High
7.2/10

Summary

A vulnerability in the normalizePath function in mintplex-labs/anything-llm version git 296f041 allows for path traversal, leading to arbitrary file read and write in the storage directory. This can result in privilege escalation from manager to admin. The issue is fixed in version 1.2.2.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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  • HIGH

CWE-29 - Path Traversal: '\..\filename'

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '\..\filename' (leading backslash dot dot) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

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