CVE-2024-2217
Published: 10 April 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-2217 is a high-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Gaizhenbiao Chuanhuchatgpt. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 42.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Enterprise AI Assistants; in the Privacy and Disclosure risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: Obtain Capabilities (AML.T0016), AI Model Inference API Access (AML.T0040).
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-27173
Vulnerability details
gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt is vulnerable to improper access control, allowing unauthorized access to the `config.json` file. This vulnerability is present in both authenticated and unauthenticated versions of the application, enabling attackers to obtain sensitive information such as API keys (`openai_api_key`, `google_palm_api_key`, `xmchat_api_key`,…
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etc.), configuration details, and user credentials. The issue stems from the application's handling of HTTP requests for the `config.json` file, which does not properly restrict access based on user authentication.
- CWE(s)
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- AI Category
- Enterprise AI Assistants
- Risk Domain
- Privacy and Disclosure
- OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
- None mapped
- Classification Reason
- gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt is a web-based ChatGPT-like interface/application that integrates with LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Google PaLM), exposing configuration via improper access control; fits Enterprise AI Assistants as it provides an AI chat assistant platform.
Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Improper access control exposes config.json via HTTP without authentication, enabling exploitation of public-facing web app (T1190), exploitation for credential access (T1212), credentials in files (T1081/T1552.001), and stealing API keys as application access tokens (T1528).
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MITRE ATLAS techniques
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Device lock enforces restricted access until re-authentication, directly reducing unauthorized use of active sessions.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
By automatically labeling outputs with security attributes, the control supports attribute-based enforcement and reduces exploitability of improper access control weaknesses.
Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.
Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.
Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.