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CVE-2024-4941GHSA-6V6G-J5FQ-HPVWPYSEC-2024-184

Local File Inclusion in JSON component in gradio-app/gradio

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.31.4, 4.31.3
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A local file inclusion vulnerability exists in the JSON component of gradio-app/gradio version 4.25. The vulnerability arises from improper input validation in the `postprocess()` function within `gradio/components/json_component.py`, where a user-controlled string is parsed as JSON. If the parsed JSON object contains a `path` key, the specified file is moved to a temporary directory, making it possible to retrieve it later via the `/file=..` endpoint. This issue is due to the `processing_utils.move_files_to_cache()` function traversing any object passed to it, looking for a dictionary with a `path` key, and then copying the specified file to a temporary directory. The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to read files on the remote system, posing a significant security risk.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • gradio-app gradio-app/gradio

    fixed in 4.31.4

  • gradioPyPI

    fixed in 4.31.3

  • gradioPyPI

    fixed in 4.31.4

References 2

huntr.com

GitHub · gradio-app/gradio