CVE-2024-3848: MLflow has a Local File Read/Path Traversal bypass
A path traversal vulnerability exists in mlflow/mlflow version 2.11.0, identified as a bypass for the previously addressed CVE-2023-6909. The vulnerability arises from the application's handling of artifact URLs, where a '#' character can be used to insert a path into the fragment, effectively skipping validation.
Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2025
Affected packages
mlflow
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Affected
- >= 2.9.2, < 2.12.1
- Fixed in
- 2.12.1
- Check
pip show mlflow
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
A path traversal vulnerability exists in mlflow/mlflow version 2.11.0, identified as a bypass for the previously addressed CVE-2023-6909. The vulnerability arises from the application's handling of artifact URLs, where a '#' character can be used to insert a path into the fragment, effectively skipping validation. This allows an attacker to construct a URL that, when processed, ignores the protocol scheme and uses the provided path for filesystem access. As a result, an attacker can read arbitrary files, including sensitive information such as SSH and cloud keys, by exploiting the way the application converts the URL into a filesystem path. The issue stems from insufficient validation of the fragment portion of the URL, leading to arbitrary file read through path traversal.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3848
- https://github.com/mlflow/mlflow/commit/f8d51e21523238280ebcfdb378612afd7844eca8
- https://huntr.com/bounties/8d5aadaa-522f-4839-b41b-d7da362dd610
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mlflow/PYSEC-2024-244.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rfqq-wq6w-72jm
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