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CVE-2021-43775: Aim path traversal allows access to arbitrary files on the file system
- Source
- NVD(opens in a new tab)
- Identifier
- CVE-2021-43775
- Published
- Record updated
- Affected
- aim < 3.1.0
- Fixed in
- 3.1.0
- released November 19, 2021, 4 days before disclosure
- Known exploitation
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
- EPSS
- 1.9%
Summary
CVE-2021-43775 affects Aim, an open-source, self-hosted machine learning experiment tracking tool, in versions prior to 3.1.0. The flaw is a path traversal vulnerability: attackers can manipulate variables referencing files with "dot-dot-slash (../)" sequences or variations, or use absolute file paths, to access arbitrary files and directories on the file system, including application source code, configuration, and critical system files.
Mitigation
The vulnerability issue is resolved in Aim v3.1.0.
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