mudler localai up to 2.15.x model path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in mudler localai up to 2.15.x. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument model leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-5182. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in mudler localai up to 2.15.x. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument model with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A path traversal vulnerability exists in mudler/localai version 2.14.0, where an attacker can exploit the `model` parameter during the model deletion process to delete arbitrary files. Specifically, by crafting a request with a manipulated `model` parameter, an attacker can traverse the directory structure and target files outside of the intended directory, leading to the deletion of sensitive data. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation and sanitization of the `model` parameter.

It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-5182 since 05/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 2.16.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 1a3dedece06cab1acc3332055d285ac540a47f0e 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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Vendor

• mudler

Name

• localai

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/mudler/localai/

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