# CVE-2024-28335: Lektor before 3.3.11 does not sanitize DB path traversal.

- Also known as: PYSEC-2024-49, GHSA-WV28-7FPW-FJ49
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.11, 3.4.0b11
- Published: 2024-03-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- lektor (PyPI): fixed in 3.3.11
- lektor (PyPI): from 3.4.0b1, fixed in 3.4.0b11

## Description

Lektor before 3.3.11 does not sanitize DB path traversal. Thus, shell commands might be executed via a file that is added to the templates directory, if the victim's web browser accesses an untrusted website that uses JavaScript to send requests to localhost port 5000, and the web browser is running on the same machine as the "lektor server" command.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, lektor, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.11, 3.4.0b11) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/lektor/lektor/pull/1179/commits/8f38b9713d152622b69ff5e3b1e6a0d7bb7fa800
- https://github.com/lektor/lektor/releases/tag/v3.3.11
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2024030043
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177708/Lektor-Static-CMS-3.3.10-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://getlektor.com/docs/quickstart
- https://brave.com/privacy-updates/27-localhost-permission/

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