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By manipulating variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)” sequences and its variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files.\n\nVulnerable code: https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/0b99c6ca08e0ba7e7011453a2f68033e9b1d1bce/aim/web/api/views.py#L9-L16\n\n### Patches\nThe vulnerability issue is resolved in Aim v3.1.0.\n\n### References\nhttps://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Path_Traversal\n\n","status":"published","published":"2021-11-23T22:03:23Z","modified":"2024-11-18T16:26:18Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N","level":"critical"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:19.029049Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-43775","description":"Aim is an open-source, self-hosted machine learning experiment tracking tool. 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