CVE-2025-25185
GPT Academic Soft Link File Inclusion Vulnerability
Description
GPT Academic provides interactive interfaces for large language models. In 3.91 and earlier, GPT Academic does not properly account for soft links. An attacker can create a malicious file as a soft link pointing to a target file, then package this soft link file into a tar.gz file and upload it. Subsequently, when accessing the decompressed file from the server, the soft link will point to the target file on the victim server. The vulnerability allows attackers to read all files on the server.
INFO
Published Date :
March 3, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 3, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-25185 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CVE-2025-25185.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/binary-husky/gpt_academic/commit/5dffe8627f681d7006cebcba27def038bb691949 | |
| https://github.com/binary-husky/gpt_academic/security/advisories/GHSA-gqp5-wm97-qxcv |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:binary-husky:gpt_academic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/binary-husky/gpt_academic/commit/5dffe8627f681d7006cebcba27def038bb691949 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/binary-husky/gpt_academic/security/advisories/GHSA-gqp5-wm97-qxcv Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description GPT Academic provides interactive interfaces for large language models. In 3.91 and earlier, GPT Academic does not properly account for soft links. An attacker can create a malicious file as a soft link pointing to a target file, then package this soft link file into a tar.gz file and upload it. Subsequently, when accessing the decompressed file from the server, the soft link will point to the target file on the victim server. The vulnerability allows attackers to read all files on the server. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-59 Added Reference https://github.com/binary-husky/gpt_academic/commit/5dffe8627f681d7006cebcba27def038bb691949 Added Reference https://github.com/binary-husky/gpt_academic/security/advisories/GHSA-gqp5-wm97-qxcv
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