Gradients RAGAS up to 0.2.14 ImageTextPromptValue retrieved_contexts path traversal

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Gradients RAGAS up to 0.2.14. The impacted element is the function ImageTextPromptValue. The manipulation of the argument retrieved_contexts results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-45691. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Gradients RAGAS up to 0.2.14. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function ImageTextPromptValue. The manipulation of the argument retrieved_contexts with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An Arbitrary File Read vulnerability exists in the ImageTextPromptValue class in Exploding Gradients RAGAS v0.2.3 to v0.2.14. The vulnerability stems from improper validation and sanitization of URLs supplied in the retrieved_contexts parameter when handling multimodal inputs.

The advisory is shared for download at adithyanak.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-45691 since 04/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/11/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-208315). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Gradients

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• RAGAS

Version

• 0.2.0
• 0.2.1
• 0.2.2
• 0.2.3
• 0.2.4
• 0.2.5
• 0.2.6
• 0.2.7
• 0.2.8
• 0.2.9
• 0.2.10
• 0.2.11
• 0.2.12
• 0.2.13
• 0.2.14

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