High severity · published May 6, 2024
CVE-2024-32982
Litestar and Starlite affected by Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
8.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Litestar and Starlite is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. Prior to 2.8.3, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability has been discovered in the static file serving component of LiteStar. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit path traversal flaws, enabling unauthorized access to sensitive files outside the designated directories. Such access can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or potentially compromise the server. The vulnerability is located in the file path handling mechanism within the static content serving function, specifically at `litestar/static_files/base.py`. This vulnerability is fixed in versions 2.8.3, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
litestar · litestar-org
>= 2.8.0, < 2.8.3; >= 1.37.0, <= 1.51.14; >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2; >= 2.0.0, < 2.6.4 · source: vendor
ST
Starlite · Starliteproject
1.37.0 through 1.51.14; 2.0.0 before 2.6.4; 2.7.0 before 2.7.2; 2.8.0 before 2.8.3 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32982
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-32982
github.com
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/blob/main/litestar/static_files/base.py#L70
github.com
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/commit/57e706e7effdc182fc9a2af5981bc88afb21851b
github.com
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/security/advisories/GHSA-83pv-qr33-2vcf
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