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Vulnerability · Published Jul 13, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-37273Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity code injection in Auto-GPT from Significant-Gravitas. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

Auto-GPT is an experimental open-source application showcasing the capabilities of the GPT-4 language model. Running Auto-GPT version prior to 0.4.3 by cloning the git repo and executing `docker compose run auto-gpt` in the repo root uses a different docker-compose.yml file from the one suggested in the official docker set up instructions. The docker-compose.yml file located in the repo root mounts itself into the docker container without write protection. This means that if malicious custom python code is executed via the `execute_python_file` and `execute_python_code` commands, it can overwrite the docker-compose.yml file and abuse it to gain control of the host system the next time Auto-GPT is started. The issue has been patched in version 0.4.3.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Significant-Gravitas Auto-GPT < 0.4.3

Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

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