Path Traversal in parisneo/lollms-webui
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the parisneo/lollms-webui repository, specifically in the `lollms_file_system.py` file. The functions `add_rag_database`, `toggle_mount_rag_database`, and `vectorize_folder` do not implement security measures such as `sanitize_path_from_endpoint` or `sanitize_path`. This allows an attacker to perform vectorize operations on `.sqlite` files in any directory on the victim's computer, potentially installing multiple packages and causing a crash.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | up to latest | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | lollms (PyPI) | up to 9.5.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-7pgr-32fx-c6x9 |
- parisneo/lollms Vendorparisneo Affected up to latest Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- lollms (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 9.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7pgr-32fx-c6x9
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7pgr-32fx-c6x9
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-2024-6971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7pgr-32fx-c6x9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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