CVE-2024-11037 | BDVDB-2026-270959 Detail

binary-huskybinary-husky/gpt_academic

Description#

A path traversal vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic at commit 679352d, which allows an attacker to bypass the blocked_paths protection and read the config.py file containing sensitive information such as the OpenAI API key. This vulnerability is exploitable on Windows operating systems by accessing a specific URL that includes the absolute path of the project.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

References#

https://huntr.com/bounties/91243fc1-f287-4f4b-8aa6-dfe3efff23e5

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-03-20Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-03-20
Last modified: 2025-03-20

Vendor information

Vendor: binary-husky
Product: binary-husky/gpt_academic

All binary-husky vulnerabilities

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

1.0%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 65.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Path Traversal

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= latest
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).