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GHSA-4365-fhm5-qcrx

HighCVSS 7.3 / 10
Published Oct 22, 2021·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

An Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) vulnerability in the functionality that allows a user to load a trained model archive in Rasa 2.8.9 and older allows an attacker arbitrary write capability within specific directories using a malicious crafted archive file.

Patches

The vulnerability is fixed in Rasa 2.8.10

Workarounds

Mitigating steps for vulnerable end users are to ensure that they do not upload untrusted model files, and restrict CLI or API endpoint access where a malicious actor could target a deployed Rasa instance.

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Risk Scores
Base Score
7.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
6.7

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.73%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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