CVE-2024-6868
mudler/LocalAI version 2.17.1 allows for arbitrary file write due to improper handling of automatic archive extraction.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
mudler/LocalAI version 2.17.1 allows for arbitrary file write due to improper handling of automatic archive extraction. When model configurations specify additional files as archives (e.g., .tar), these archives are automatically extracted after downloading. This behavior can be exploited to perform a 'tarslip' attack, allowing files to be written to arbitrary locations on the server, bypassing checks that normally restrict files to the models directory. This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution (RCE) by overwriting backend assets used by the server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.54% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- mudler/localai
- Source
- security@huntr.dev
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.