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Arbitrary file deletion in litellm

as of Jun 6, 2024 · applies to litellm < 1.35.36 · canonical · codexguild.com/kb/ghsa-3xr8-qfvj-9p9j · exported 2026-10-11
Canonical as of Jun 6, 2024

Arbitrary file deletion in litellm

High severity. Affects litellm < 1.35.36. Upgrade to 1.35.36 or later.

CVE-2024-4888 / GHSA-3xr8-qfvj-9p9j · severity: high · CVSS 6.5 · PyPI

Affected

  • litellm < 1.35.36 → fixed in 1.35.36

Details

BerriAI's litellm, in its latest version, is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to improper input validation on the /audio/transcriptions endpoint. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request that includes a file path to the server, which then deletes the specified file without proper authorization or validation. This vulnerability is present in the code where os.remove(file.filename) is used to delete a file, allowing any user to delete critical files on the server such as SSH keys, SQLite databases, or configuration files.

Source: GHSA-3xr8-qfvj-9p9j — GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0).