Path Traversal in api open_personality_folder in parisneo/lollms-webui
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-23 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability exists in the api open_personality_folder endpoint of parisneo/lollms-webui. This vulnerability allows an attacker to read any folder in the personality_folder on the victim's computer, even though sanitize_path is set. The issue arises due to improper sanitization of the personality_folder parameter, which can be exploited to traverse directories and access arbitrary files.
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 | before 5.9.0 | 5.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | lollms (PyPI) | up to 9.5.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6h64-g7cj-hj56 |
- parisneo/lollms Vendorparisneo Affected before 5.9.0 Fixed in 5.9.0 Patch available CNA
- lollms (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 9.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6h64-g7cj-hj56
Remediation
- Fix · CNA parisneo/lollms (parisneo) Fixed in 5.9.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6985
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h64-g7cj-hj56
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-2024-6985 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6985 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6h64-g7cj-hj56 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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