CVE-2024-5211
HIGHDescription
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.
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-29 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-6909 | High | 7.5 | 90% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-1177 | Critical | 9.3 | 70% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-6396 | Critical | 9.8 | 53% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-3848 | High | 7.5 | 43% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-2083 | Critical | 9.9 | 37% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-6021 | High | 7.5 | 37% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-5211?
Upgrade anythingllm to 1.0.0 or later.
Is CVE-2024-5211 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-5211 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 61% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-5211?
CVE-2024-5211 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-5211 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for anythingllm (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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