CVE-2024-1561

Date: April 15, 2024

An issue was discovered in gradio-app/gradio, where the "/component_server" endpoint improperly allows the invocation of any method on a "Component" class with attacker-controlled arguments. Specifically, by exploiting the "move_resource_to_block_cache()" method of the "Block" class, an attacker can copy any file on the filesystem to a temporary directory and subsequently retrieve it. This vulnerability enables unauthorized local file read access, posing a significant risk especially when the application is exposed to the internet via "launch(share=True)", thereby allowing remote attackers to read files on the host machine. Furthermore, gradio apps hosted on "huggingface.co" are also affected, potentially leading to the exposure of sensitive information such as API keys and credentials stored in environment variables.

Language: Python