imartinez privategpt up to 0.5.0 Requests path server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in imartinez privategpt up to 0.5.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Requests Handler. Such manipulation of the argument path leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-5186. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in imartinez privategpt up to 0.5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Requests Handler. The manipulation of the argument path with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in the file upload section of imartinez/privategpt version 0.5.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to send crafted requests that could result in unauthorized access to the local network and potentially sensitive information. Specifically, by manipulating the 'path' parameter in a file upload request, an attacker can cause the application to make arbitrary requests to internal services, including the AWS metadata endpoint. This issue could lead to the exposure of internal servers and sensitive data.

The advisory is available at huntr.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-5186 since 05/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/19/2025).

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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• imartinez

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• privategpt

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• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5.0

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