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CVE-2024-11037

6.5 · MEDIUM
Published Mar 20, 2025 binary-husky CWE-22 EPSS 1.03% (61th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-11037 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting binary-husky gpt_academic. It was published on March 20, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic at commit 679352d, which allows an attacker to bypass the blocked_paths protection and read the config.py file containing sensitive information such as the OpenAI API key. This vulnerability is exploitable on Windows operating systems by accessing a specific URL that includes the absolute path of the project.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from binary-husky. Update gpt_academic to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-11037?

CVE-2024-11037 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting binary-husky gpt_academic. It was published on March 20, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-11037?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-11037?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from binary-husky. Update gpt_academic to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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