Unauthenticated file write via unsanitized upload filename
Published Apr 29, 2026 · Updated Apr 29, 2026
Path traversal in BioinfoMCP allows remote attackers to write files outside the upload directory through the POST /upload endpoint. The upload() route in bioinfo_mcp_platform/app.py passes the multipart filename directly to os.path.join() and f.save(), so absolute paths or traversal sequences escape the intended uploads directory. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful requests can create or overwrite any file writable by the server account and feed that path into the conversion workflow.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in BioinfoMCP allows remote attackers to write files outside the upload directory through the POST /upload endpoint. The upload() route in bioinfo_mcp_platform/app.py passes the multipart filename directly to os.path.join() and f.save(), so absolute paths or traversal sequences escape the intended uploads directory. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful requests can create or overwrite any file writable by the server account and feed that path into the conversion workflow.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-7398
- Published
- Apr 29, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Florensia Widjaja
- Product
- BioinfoMCP
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7ada7918b9e515604d3c0ae264d3a9af10bf6e54
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Public exploit references
- POST /upload arbitrary-file-write proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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