litestar up to 1.51.14/2.8.2 base.py path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in litestar up to 1.51.14/2.8.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file litestar/static_files/base.py. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-32982. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in litestar up to 1.51.14/2.8.2. This affects an unknown functionality of the file litestar/static_files/base.py. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Litestar and Starlite is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. Prior to 2.8.3, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability has been discovered in the static file serving component of LiteStar. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit path traversal flaws, enabling unauthorized access to sensitive files outside the designated directories. Such access can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or potentially compromise the server. The vulnerability is located in the file path handling mechanism within the static content serving function, specifically at `litestar/static_files/base.py`. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.8.3.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-32982 since 04/22/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 57e706e7effdc182fc9a2af5981bc88afb21851b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Name

• litestar

Version

• 1.51.0
• 1.51.1
• 1.51.2
• 1.51.3
• 1.51.4
• 1.51.5
• 1.51.6
• 1.51.7
• 1.51.8
• 1.51.9
• 1.51.10
• 1.51.11
• 1.51.12
• 1.51.13
• 1.51.14
• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2

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• open-source

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