CVE-2025-6773
HKUDS LightRAG Path Traversal Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability was found in HKUDS LightRAG up to 1.3.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function upload_to_input_dir of the file lightrag/api/routers/document_routes.py of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument file.filename leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The identifier of the patch is 60777d535b719631680bcf5d0969bdef79ca4eaf. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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Published Date :
June 27, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 30, 2025, 6:38 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Apply the provided patch to fix the issue.
- Update the application to version 1.3.9 or later.
- Review file upload handling for secure filename management.
- Validate all user-supplied file paths.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A vulnerability was found in HKUDS LightRAG up to 1.3.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function upload_to_input_dir of the file lightrag/api/routers/document_routes.py of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument file.filename leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The identifier of the patch is 60777d535b719631680bcf5d0969bdef79ca4eaf. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-22 Added Reference https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/commit/60777d535b719631680bcf5d0969bdef79ca4eaf Added Reference https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/1692 Added Reference https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/1692#issuecomment-3009368235 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.314089 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.314089 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.601276