CVE-2024-3571 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-3571: Path Traversal in langchain-ai/langchain

Vendor Langchain-Ai
Product langchain-ai/langchain
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published April 16, 2024
Last update August 1, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

langchain-ai/langchain is vulnerable to path traversal due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') in its LocalFileStore functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to read or write files anywhere on the filesystem, potentially leading to information disclosure or remote code execution. The issue lies in the handling of file paths in the mset and mget methods, where user-supplied input is not adequately sanitized, allowing directory traversal sequences to reach unintended directories.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 16, 2024 CVE published
August 1, 2024 Record updated