labsai EDDI up to 5.3 RestExportService.java requests botFilename path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in labsai EDDI up to 5.3. It has been classified as critical. This impacts the function requests of the file RestExportService.java. This manipulation of the argument botFilename causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-53844. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in labsai EDDI up to 5.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function requests of the file RestExportService.java. The manipulation of the argument botFilename with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

E.D.D.I (Enhanced Dialog Driven Interface) is a middleware to connect and manage LLM API bots. A path traversal vulnerability exists in the backup export functionality of EDDI, as implemented in `RestExportService.java`. This vulnerability allows an attacker to access sensitive files on the server by manipulating the `botFilename` parameter in requests. The application fails to sanitize user input, enabling malicious inputs such as `..%2f..%2fetc%2fpasswd` to access arbitrary files. However, the **severity of this vulnerability is significantly limited** because EDDI typically runs within a **Docker container**, which provides additional layers of isolation and restricted permissions. As a result, while this vulnerability exposes files within the container, it does not inherently threaten the underlying host system or other containers. A patch is required to sanitize and validate the botFilename input parameter. Users should ensure they are using version 5.4 which contains this patdch. For temporary mitigation, access to the vulnerable endpoint should be restricted through firewall rules or authentication mechanisms.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-53844 since 11/22/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 5.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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• labsai

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• EDDI

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• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3

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• Product: https://github.com/labsai/EDDI/

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