CVE-2023-37273CWE-94

Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo

High · published July 13, 2023

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Auto-GPT is an experimental open-source application showcasing the capabilities of the GPT-4 language model. Running Auto-GPT version prior to 0.4.3 by cloning the git repo and executing `docker compose run auto-gpt` in the repo root uses a different docker-compose.yml file from the one suggested in the official docker set up instructions. The docker-compose.yml file located in the repo root mounts itself into the docker container without write protection. This means that if malicious custom python code is executed via the `execute_python_file` and `execute_python_code` commands, it can overwrite the docker-compose.yml file and abuse it to gain control of the host system the next time Auto-GPT is started. The issue has been patched in version 0.4.3.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00358 · 28.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2023-07-13T22:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 JUL 22:33Z
    Docker escape in Auto-GPT when running from docker-compose.yml included in git repo
    cvelistv5