CVE-2024-4881
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2024-06-06
- Fixed in9.5.0 · 5.9.0
- WeaknessCWE-22 · CWE-36
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Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the parisneo/lollms application, affecting version 9.4.0 and potentially earlier versions, but fixed in version 5.9.0. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation of file paths between Windows and Linux environments, allowing attackers to traverse beyond the intended directory and read any file on the Windows system. Specifically, the application fails to adequately sanitize file paths containing backslashes (`\`), which can be exploited to access the root directory and read, or even delete, sensitive files. This issue was discovered in the context of the `/user_infos` endpoint, where a crafted request using backslashes to reference a file (e.g., `\windows\win.ini`) could result in unauthorized file access. The impact of this vulnerability includes the potential for attackers to access sensitive information such as environment variables, database files, and configuration files, which could lead to further compromise of the system.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2024-06-0619:16CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-4881?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-4881?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
OSV · NVD · CISA-ADP| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | < 9.5.0 | 9.5.0 | OSV |
| 5.9 | < 5.9.0 | 5.9.0 | NVD · OSV |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | = 9.4.0 | no fix published | CISA-ADP |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
- Update Lollms to 9.5.0 · 5.9.0
Advisories and patches
- github.comPatch
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Published
- 2024-06-06
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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