9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-8156
Autogpt Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

A command injection vulnerability exists in the workflow-checker.yml workflow of significant-gravitas/autogpt. The untrusted user input `github.head.ref` is used insecurely, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary commands. This vulnerability affects versions up to and including the latest version. An attacker can exploit this by creating a branch name with a malicious payload and opening a pull request, potentially leading to reverse shell access or theft of sensitive tokens and keys.

INFO

Published Date :

March 20, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 1, 2025, 8:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-8156 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Agpt autogpt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-8156.

URL Resource
https://github.com/significant-gravitas/autogpt/commit/1df7d527dd37dff8363dc162fb58d300f072e302 Patch
https://huntr.com/bounties/959efe87-f109-4cef-94d8-90ff2c7aef51 Exploit
https://huntr.com/bounties/959efe87-f109-4cef-94d8-90ff2c7aef51 Exploit

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-8156 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:agpt:autogpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.5.1
    Added Reference Type huntr.dev: https://github.com/significant-gravitas/autogpt/commit/1df7d527dd37dff8363dc162fb58d300f072e302 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://huntr.com/bounties/959efe87-f109-4cef-94d8-90ff2c7aef51 Types: Exploit
    Added Reference Type huntr.dev: https://huntr.com/bounties/959efe87-f109-4cef-94d8-90ff2c7aef51 Types: Exploit
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://huntr.com/bounties/959efe87-f109-4cef-94d8-90ff2c7aef51
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A command injection vulnerability exists in the workflow-checker.yml workflow of significant-gravitas/autogpt. The untrusted user input `github.head.ref` is used insecurely, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary commands. This vulnerability affects versions up to and including the latest version. An attacker can exploit this by creating a branch name with a malicious payload and opening a pull request, potentially leading to reverse shell access or theft of sensitive tokens and keys.
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added Reference https://github.com/significant-gravitas/autogpt/commit/1df7d527dd37dff8363dc162fb58d300f072e302
    Added Reference https://huntr.com/bounties/959efe87-f109-4cef-94d8-90ff2c7aef51
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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