CVE-2023-33979Network attack vector

Authenticated configuration disclosure via unrestricted Gradio file route

Published May 31, 2023 · Updated Jan 9, 2025

Information disclosure in GPT Academic 3.36 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive configuration files via /file. The Gradio launch in main.py exposes working-directory files because it omits blocked_paths for config.py, config_private.py, docker-compose.yml, and Dockerfile. A valid application login is required, and exposure is limited to deployments that keep sensitive values in those files.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in GPT Academic 3.36 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read sensitive configuration files via /file. The Gradio launch in main.py exposes working-directory files because it omits blocked_paths for config.py, config_private.py, docker-compose.yml, and Dockerfile. A valid application login is required, and exposure is limited to deployments that keep sensitive values in those files.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-33979
Published
May 31, 2023
Updated
Jan 9, 2025
Vendor
GPT Academic
Product
GPT Academic
Classifications
CWE-200, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 31, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=<= 3.37

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GPT Academic · GPT Academicversion=<= 3.37

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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