CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedPraisonAI versions prior to 1.6.78 are vulnerable due to improper validation of the output file path specified in a project-local configuration file, which can be manipulated to point to arbitrary locations. This flaw allows an attacker to overwrite files outside the project root, potentially leading to data loss or unauthorized access to sensitive files, depending on the privileges of the user running the application. Developers using PraisonAI should prioritize updating to the latest version to mitigate this risk.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
PraisonAI (pip package praisonaiagents) before 1.6.78 automatically loads defaults from a project-local .praisonai/config.toml when constructing an Agent, and does not validate the defaults.output.output_file path. A repository-controlled config file can set output_file to an absolute or '..' traversal path; when the developer subsequently calls agent.start() without explicitly passing an output parameter, PraisonAI writes the agent response to that path (creating parent directories as needed), allowing an untrusted checked-out project to overwrite files outside the project root with the privileges of the user running PraisonAI.