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A vulnerability was found in binary-husky gpt_academic. It has been declared as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component 7Z File Handler. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-12389. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in binary-husky gpt_academic (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component 7Z File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-29. The product 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A path traversal vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic version git 310122f. The application supports the extraction of user-provided 7z files without proper validation. The Python py7zr package used for extraction does not guarantee that files will remain within the intended extraction directory. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary file writes, which can lead to remote code execution.

The advisory is available at huntr.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-12389 since 12/09/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/01/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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