Path Traversal in parisneo/lollms
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the parisneo/lollms application, specifically within the `sanitize_path_from_endpoint` and `sanitize_path` functions in `lollms_core\lollms\security.py`. This vulnerability allows for arbitrary file reading when the application is running on Windows. The issue arises due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input, enabling attackers to bypass the path traversal protection mechanisms by crafting malicious input. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, information disclosure, and potentially a denial of service (DoS) condition by including numerous large or resource-intensive files. This vulnerability affects the latest version prior to 9.6.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| parisneo | parisneo/lollms | before 9.6 | 9.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | lollms (PyPI) | before 9.5.0 | 9.5.0 | Patch available | GHSA-3x47-w4rx-6pm7 |
- parisneo/lollms Vendorparisneo Affected before 9.6 Fixed in 9.6 Patch available CNA
- lollms (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 9.5.0 Fixed in 9.5.0 Patch available GHSA-3x47-w4rx-6pm7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA parisneo/lollms (parisneo) Fixed in 9.6
- Fix · GHSA-3x47-w4rx-6pm7 lollms (PyPI) Fixed in 9.5.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3429
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x47-w4rx-6pm7
References
More parisneo vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-00842 Improper Access Control via Weak JWT Token in parisneo/lollms CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05059 Remote Code Execution via Path Traversal in parisneo/lollms CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04029 Remote Code Execution via `/apply_settings` and `/execute_code` in parisneo/lollms-webui CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04023 Remote Code Execution due to LFI in '/install_extension' in parisneo/lollms-webui CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-03798 Arbitrary Code Execution in parisneo/lollms CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-02196 Arbitrary Upload & Read via Path Traversal in parisneo/lollms-webui CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-3429 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3429 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3x47-w4rx-6pm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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