CVE-2021-43775
HIGH8.6EPSS 0.45%Arbitrary file reading vulnerability in Aim
Published: 11/23/2021Modified: 3/13/2026
Description
### Impact A path traversal attack aims to access files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder. By manipulating variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)” sequences and its variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files. Vulnerable code: https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/0b99c6ca08e0ba7e7011453a2f68033e9b1d1bce/aim/web/api/views.py#L9-L16 ### Patches The vulnerability issue is resolved in Aim v3.1.0. ### References https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Path_Traversal
Affected packages (2)
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (9)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43775
- PATCHhttps://github.com/aimhubio/aim
- WEBhttps://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/0b99c6ca08e0ba7e7011453a2f68033e9b1d1bce/aim/web/api/views.py#L9-L16
- WEBhttps://github.com/aimhubio/aim/commit/b9e53df5e32d14bbd3a2c738e2db7187fb531e93
- WEBhttps://github.com/aimhubio/aim/issues/999
- WEBhttps://github.com/aimhubio/aim/pull/1003
- WEBhttps://github.com/aimhubio/aim/pull/1003/commits/f01266a1a479ef11d7d6c539e7dd89e9d5639738
- WEBhttps://github.com/aimhubio/aim/security/advisories/GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcc
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/aim/PYSEC-2021-839.yaml