PT-2025-27645 · Kotaemon · Kotaemon

Phv2312 · Published 2025-07-02 · Updated 2025-07-02 · CVE-2025-53358

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: kotaemon versions 0.10.6 and prior

Description: The issue concerns an open-source RAG-based tool for document comprehension. In the affected versions, the index fn method in libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/ui.py accepts both URLs and local file paths without validation, allowing attackers to traverse directories and exfiltrate sensitive files. For example, an attacker could use ../../../../../.env to access sensitive information.

Recommendations: For versions 0.10.6 and prior, update to version 0.10.7 or later, which includes the patch for this issue via commit 37cdc28. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the index fn method in libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/ui.py until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-53358

GHSA-JW4W-XCVF-JQ5X

Affected Products

Kotaemon

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/53xxx/CVE-2025-53358.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53358 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53358 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/security/advisories/GHSA-jw4w-xcvf-jq5x · Note
• https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/commit/37cdc28ceb46e505d25221584daf1fe61e26b2cc · Note
• https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/pull/755 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1940455623595844037 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1940438902818660582 · Twitter Post