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high 8.2

CVE-2024-32982 json

Litestar and Starlite affected by Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

published 2y ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2024-1511 , GHSA-83pv-qr33-2vcf , PYSEC-2026-1552 , PYSEC-2026-2605

cvss
8.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Litestar and Starlite is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI) framework. Prior to 2.8.3, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability has been discovered in the static file serving component of LiteStar. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit path traversal flaws, enabling unauthorized access to sensitive files outside the designated directories. Such access can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or potentially compromise the server. The vulnerability is located in the file path handling mechanism within the static content serving function, specifically at `litestar/static_files/base.py`. This vulnerability is fixed in versions 2.8.3, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4.

Patch / fix

  • pypi litestar 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.3
  • pypi starlite 1.51.16
  • starliteproject starlite 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.3

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
GitHub 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
OSV 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi litestar
>=2.8.0, <2.8.3
>=2.7.0, <2.7.2
>=2.0.0, <2.6.4
2.8.3
2.7.2
2.6.4
pypi starlite
>=1.37.0, <1.51.16
1.51.16

Affected products

  • litestar-org litestar
  • starliteproject starlite

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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