CVE-2024-31224Known exploitationNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated code execution via pickled client cookies

Published Apr 8, 2024 · Updated Aug 22, 2024

Deserialization of untrusted data in GPT Academic 3.64 through 3.73 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted client cookie. The themes/theme.py from_cookie_str function Base64-decodes the client-controlled cookie and passes the resulting bytes to pickle.loads without validation. No authentication or user interaction is required when the web service is reachable, and code runs with the service process's privileges.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability1.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Deserialization of untrusted data in GPT Academic 3.64 through 3.73 allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted client cookie. The themes/theme.py from_cookie_str function Base64-decodes the client-controlled cookie and passes the resulting bytes to pickle.loads without validation. No authentication or user interaction is required when the web service is reachable, and code runs with the service process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-31224
Published
Apr 8, 2024
Updated
Aug 22, 2024
Vendor
GPT Academic
Product
GPT Academic
Classifications
CWE-502, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.74
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 3.64, < 3.74

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GPT Academic · GPT Academicversion=0 <3.74; version=>= 3.64, < 3.74

Published CVSS scores

9.8GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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