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CVE-2024-32982 Detail

Description

Litestar and Starlite is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. Prior to 2.8.3, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability has been discovered in the static file serving component of LiteStar. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit path traversal flaws, enabling unauthorized access to sensitive files outside the designated directories. Such access can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or potentially compromise the server. The vulnerability is located in the file path handling mechanism within the static content serving function, specifically at `litestar/static_files/base.py`. This vulnerability is fixed in versions 2.8.3, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4.


Metrics

 
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NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
Base Score:  8.2 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/blob/main/litestar/static_files/base.py#L70
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/blob/main/litestar/static_files/base.py#L70
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/commit/57e706e7effdc182fc9a2af5981bc88afb21851b
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/commit/57e706e7effdc182fc9a2af5981bc88afb21851b
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/security/advisories/GHSA-83pv-qr33-2vcf
https://github.com/litestar-org/litestar/security/advisories/GHSA-83pv-qr33-2vcf

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-32982
NVD Published Date:
05/06/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.