CVE-2024-6829 — Arbitrary File Overwrite through tarfile-extraction in aimhubio/aim
A vulnerability in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows an attacker to exploit the `tarfile.extractall()` function to extract the contents of a maliciously crafted tarfile to arbi…
Published: 2025-03-20 · CVSS: 9.1 · CVSS 3.0
A vulnerability in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows an attacker to exploit the `tarfile.extractall()` function to extract the contents of a maliciously crafted tarfile to arbitrary locations on the host server. The attacker can control `repo.path` and `run_hash` to bypass directory existence checks and extract files to unintended locations, potentially overwriting critical files. This can lead to arbitrary data being written to arbitrary locations on the remote tracking server, which could be used for further attacks such as writing a new SSH key to the target server.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7