SB2021112412 - Path traversal in Aim
Published: November 24, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021112412
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43775)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/issues/999
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/security/advisories/GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcc
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/pull/1003
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/0b99c6ca08e0ba7e7011453a2f68033e9b1d1bce/aim/web/api/views.py#L9-L16
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/pull/1003/commits/f01266a1a479ef11d7d6c539e7dd89e9d5639738