Critical, CVSS 9.2PyPIAmendedPublished
Arbitrary file reading vulnerability in Aim
CVE-2021-43775 · GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcc
- Affected
- PyPI aim < 3.1.0
- Fixed in
- 3.1.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact A path traversal attack aims to access files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder. By manipulating variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)” sequences and its variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files. Vulnerable code: https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/0b99c6ca08e0ba7e7011453a2f68033e9b1d1bce/aim/web/api/views.py#L9-L16 Patches The vulnerability issue is resolved in Aim v3.1.0. References https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/PathTraversal
Recommended action: Upgrade to 3.1.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.