Authenticated file disclosure via LaTeX path traversal
Published Sep 11, 2025 · Updated Sep 11, 2025
Path traversal in GPT Academic 3.91 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read host files via crafted LaTeX uploads. The merge_tex_files_ function extracts each \input{} path, joins it to the project folder, and opens the resolved file without containment validation. Low-privilege access to a LaTeX-processing plugin is sufficient; disclosure is limited to files readable by the service account.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in GPT Academic 3.91 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read host files via crafted LaTeX uploads. The merge_tex_files_ function extracts each \input{} path, joins it to the project folder, and opens the resolved file without containment validation. Low-privilege access to a LaTeX-processing plugin is sufficient; disclosure is limited to files readable by the service account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-10236
- Published
- Sep 11, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Vendor
- GPT Academic
- Product
- GPT Academic
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=3.0
- Affected versionversion=3.1
- Affected versionversion=3.10
- Affected versionversion=3.11
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- Affected versionversion=3.14
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- Affected versionversion=3.2
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- Affected versionversion=3.24
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- Affected versionversion=3.81
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- Affected versionversion=3.85
- Affected versionversion=3.86
- Affected versionversion=3.87
- Affected versionversion=3.88
- Affected versionversion=3.89
- Affected versionversion=3.9
- Affected versionversion=3.90
- Affected versionversion=3.91
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- GPT Academic Plugins_LFI proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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