Gradio up to 5.4.x File/UploadButton path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gradio up to 5.4.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File/UploadButton. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-51751. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gradio up to 5.4.x and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component File/UploadButton. The manipulation 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 confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Gradio is an open-source Python package designed to enable quick builds of a demo or web application. If File or UploadButton components are used as a part of Gradio application to preview file content, an attacker with access to the application might abuse these components to read arbitrary files from the application server. This issue has been addressed in release version 5.5.0 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-51751 since 10/31/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gradio 5.5.0

Timelineinfo

10/31/2024 🔍
11/06/2024 +6 days 🔍
11/06/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2025 +294 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-51751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-51751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-283361

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2024 21:22
Updated: 08/27/2025 04:17
Changes: 11/06/2024 21:22 (63), 08/27/2025 04:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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