CVE-2024-8248

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-8248?

Upgrade anythingllm to 1.2.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-8248 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-8248 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.83% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-8248?

CVE-2024-8248 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.

Q: What does CVE-2024-8248 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.

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-29

How to fix

Remediation Available

anythingllmNVD

Affected:< 1.2.2Fixed in:1.2.2CVE-2024-8248derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

huntr.com

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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-2024-8248?

Upgrade anythingllm to 1.2.2 or later.

Is CVE-2024-8248 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-8248 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.83% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-8248?

CVE-2024-8248 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-2024-8248 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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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-15.