CVE-2024-8501
Path Traversal in Modelscope Agentscope 0.0.4
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-8501 is a high-severity Absolute Path Traversal (CWE-36) vulnerability in Modelscope Agentscope. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 42% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-8501 is an arbitrary file download vulnerability in the rpc_agent_client component of modelscope/agentscope version v0.0.4. The issue stems from the download_file method, which permits any user to retrieve arbitrary files from the rpc_agent's host, potentially exposing sensitive information such as configuration files, credentials, and system files.
The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and is associated with CWE-36 (Absolute Path Traversal). It can be exploited remotely by any user with low privileges over the network without requiring user interaction, enabling high-impact unauthorized access that could facilitate further attacks like privilege escalation or lateral movement within a network.
Details on the vulnerability, including potential mitigations, are available in the advisory published via the Huntr bounty program at https://huntr.com/bounties/83e433c0-ed2d-4b10-8358-d3c1eee0a47c. The CVE was published on 2025-03-20.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-6894
Vulnerability Data
An arbitrary file download vulnerability exists in the rpc_agent_client component of modelscope/agentscope version v0.0.4. This vulnerability allows any user to download any file from the rpc_agent's host by exploiting the download_file method. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive…
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information, including configuration files, credentials, and potentially system files, which may facilitate further exploitation such as privilege escalation or lateral movement within the network.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Input validation directly stops construction of absolute paths from untrusted data before they reach file operations.
Enforced access authorizations can limit which resources are reachable even if a traversal succeeds.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that prevent absolute path traversal.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development can detect absolute path traversal via static analysis and fuzzing.
Secure development lifecycle includes input validation and path-handling requirements that reduce absolute path traversal risk.
Application security requirements typically mandate controls against path traversal in file-access functions.
Secure architecture principles call for canonicalization and sandboxing that limit absolute path traversal.
Secure coding standards directly require neutralization of absolute path sequences in pathname construction.
Information access restriction limits which files can be reached but does not address the path-construction flaw itself.