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TI-2024-15436 Aliases CVE-2024-23334GHSA-5h86-8mv2-jq9f

aiohttp.web.static(follow_symlinks=True) is vulnerable to directory traversal

Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

aiohttp is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. When using aiohttp as a web server and configuring static routes, it is necessary to specify the root path for static files. Additionally, the option 'follow_symlinks' can be used to determine whether to follow symbolic links outside the static root directory. When 'follow_symlinks' is set to True, there is no validation to check if reading a file is within the root directory. This can lead to directory traversal vulnerabilities, resulting in unauthorized access to arbitrary files on the system, even when symlinks are not present. Disabling follow_symlinks and using a reverse proxy are encouraged mitigations. Version 3.9.2 fixes this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.76875 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial aiohttp (aio-libs): 3.9.2aiohttp (PyPI): 3.9.2Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
aio-libsaiohttpbefore 3.9.23.9.2Patch availableCNA
—aiohttp (PyPI)1.0.5 to before 3.9.23.9.2Patch availableGHSA-5h86-8mv2-jq9f
  • aiohttp Vendoraio-libs Affected before 3.9.2 Fixed in 3.9.2 Patch available CNA
  • aiohttp (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.0.5 to before 3.9.2 Fixed in 3.9.2 Patch available GHSA-5h86-8mv2-jq9f

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aiohttp:aiohttp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5 to before 3.9.2VulnerableAiohttp
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*39VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:aiohttp:aiohttp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 to before 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·Aiohttp
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA aiohttp (aio-libs) Fixed in 3.9.2
  • Fix · GHSA-5h86-8mv2-jq9f aiohttp (PyPI) Fixed in 3.9.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:2010 Released 2024-04-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    Satellite 6.15.0 release
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 foreman-3.9.1.6-1.el8sat, foreman-cli-3.9.1.6-1.el8sat, foreman-debug-3.9.1.6-1.el8sat +28
  • RHSA-2024:1878 Released 2024-04-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    RHUI 4.8 Release - Security Updates, Bug Fixes, and Enhancements
    • RHUI 4 for RHEL 8 python-aiohttp-3.9.2-1.el8ui, python-cryptography-41.0.6-1.el8ui, python-django-4.2.11-1.el8ui +7
  • RHSA-2024:1640 Released 2024-04-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.5-2.el8ap, python39-aiohttp-3.9.3-1.el8ap, python39-django-4.2.11-1.el8ap +4
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.5.5-2.el9ap, python-aiohttp-3.9.3-1.el9ap, python-django-4.2.11-1.el9ap +4
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  • RHSA-2024:1536 Released 2024-03-27 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Satellite 6.14.3 Async Security Update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 python-aiohttp-3.9.2-0.1.el8pc, python-django-3.2.22-1.el8pc, python-galaxy-importer-0.4.18-2.el8pc +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
RHUI 4 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:1878
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:1640
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2024:1640
Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:1536
Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2024:2010
Not affected: 6 products
  • RHUI 4 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23334
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h86-8mv2-jq9f

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 9

  • TI-2025-38826 aiomysql allows arbitrary access to client files through vulnerability of a malicious MySQL server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2023-25769 Request smuggling in aiohttp CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-18906 aiohttp vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-26746 aiohttp's ClientSession is vulnerable to CRLF injection via version CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-66145 Multidict: Reference leak in CIMultiDict/MultiDict items-view union and subtraction CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-26747 aiohttp's ClientSession is vulnerable to CRLF injection via method CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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