Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2025 · Assigned by @huntr_ai
CVE-2024-12389Path Traversal in binary-husky/gpt_academic
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in binary-husky/gpt_academic from binary-husky. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic version git 310122f. The application supports the extraction of user-provided 7z files without proper validation. The Python py7zr package used for extraction does not guarantee that files will remain within the intended extraction directory. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary file writes, which can lead to remote code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| binary-husky | binary-husky/gpt_academic | unspecified – through latest |
Weakness: CWE-29 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H