AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 3.5.12 cmd_config.json path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 3.5.12. This impacts an unknown function of the file cmd_config.json. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-48957. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 3.5.12. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file cmd_config.json. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-23. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

AstrBot is a large language model chatbot and development framework. A path traversal vulnerability present in versions 3.4.4 through 3.5.12 may lead to information disclosure, such as API keys for LLM providers, account passwords, and other sensitive data. The vulnerability has been addressed in Pull Request #1676 and is included in version 3.5.13. As a workaround, users can edit the `cmd_config.json` file to disable the dashboard feature as a temporary workaround. However, it is strongly recommended to upgrade to version v3.5.13 or later to fully resolve this issue.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-48957 since 05/28/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:cmd_config.json it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 3.5.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• AstrBotDevs

Name

• AstrBot

Version

• 3.5.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.5.2
• 3.5.3
• 3.5.4
• 3.5.5
• 3.5.6
• 3.5.7
• 3.5.8
• 3.5.9
• 3.5.10
• 3.5.11
• 3.5.12

Website

• Product: https://github.com/AstrBotDevs/AstrBot/

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