CVE-2021-43775
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Aim is an open-source, self-hosted machine learning experiment tracking tool. Versions of Aim prior to 3.1.0 are vulnerable to a path traversal attack. By manipulating variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)” sequences and its variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files. The vulnerability issue is resolved in Aim v3.1.0.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–8.6
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjccArbitrary file reading vulnerability in Aim2021-11-23ghsa · osvUS
### Impact A path traversal attack aims to access files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder. By manipulating variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)” sequences and its variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files. Vulnerable code: https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/0b99c6ca08e0ba7e7011453a2f68033e9b1d1bce/aim/web/api/views.py#L9-L16 ### Patches The vulnerability issue is resolved in Aim v3.1.0. ### References https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Path_Traversal
- PYSEC-2021-8392021-11-23vendor · osvUS
Aim is an open-source, self-hosted machine learning experiment tracking tool. Versions of Aim prior to 3.1.0 are vulnerable to a path traversal attack. By manipulating variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)� sequences and its variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files. The vulnerability issue is resolved in Aim v3.1.0.
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references (17)
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- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/0b99c6ca08e0ba7e7011453a2f68033e9b1d1bce/aim/web/api/views.py#L9-L16cnnvd
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/issues/999cnnvd
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/pull/1003cnnvd
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/pull/1003/commits/f01266a1a479ef11d7d6c539e7dd89e9d5639738cnnvd
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/security/advisories/GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcccnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43775cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021112412cnnvd
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/0b99c6ca08e0ba7e7011453a2f68033e9b1d1bce/aim/web/api/views.py#L9-L16enisa_euvd
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