CVE-2024-8156

Public Exploit
Command Injection in significant-gravitas/autogpt

Description

A command injection vulnerability exists in the workflow-checker.yml workflow of significant-gravitas/autogpt. The untrusted user input `github.head.ref` is used insecurely, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary commands. This vulnerability affects versions up to and including the latest version. An attacker can exploit this by creating a branch name with a malicious payload and opening a pull request, potentially leading to reverse shell access or theft of sensitive tokens and keys.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Affected: significant-gravitas significant-gravitas/autogpt
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8156?
CVE-2024-8156 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-8156?
To fix CVE-2024-8156, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-8156 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-8156 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-8156?
CVE-2024-8156 affects significant-gravitas significant-gravitas/autogpt.
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