Overview
CVE-2023-31036 is a severe vulnerability discovered in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux and Windows that may lead to a potential system compromise or data leakage. The security flaw allows an attacker, using a specific command line option, to exploit a relative path traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability is of significant concern as it affects a wide range of NVIDIA Triton Inference Server versions and can lead to serious outcomes such as code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2023-31036
Severity: High (7.5 CVSS)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: Successful exploitation may lead to code execution, denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering.
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Product | Affected Versions
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux | All versions prior to patch
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Windows | All versions prior to patch
How the Exploit Works
The exploit works when the NVIDIA Triton Inference Server is launched with the non-default command-line option –model-control explicit. This allows an attacker to use the model load API to instigate a relative path traversal. The attacker can manipulate the file path input to access, modify, or execute files outside of the intended directory.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability could be exploited. This is a HTTP request that uses the model load API to load a malicious model from a location outside of the intended directory.
POST /v1/models/load HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{
"model_name": "../../../etc/passwd",
"version": "1.0"
}In this example, the relative path traversal is used to upload a model file that points to a system file outside the intended directory, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized code execution.
