Description
gpt-crawler through 1.5.1 fails to validate the outputFileName parameter in the POST /crawl endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files to any filesystem path. Attackers can supply absolute paths or parent-directory segments to overwrite existing files with content sourced from attacker-controlled URLs.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.6/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BuilderIO | gpt-crawler | <= 1.5.1 |
References
- https://github.com/BuilderIO/gpt-crawler
- https://github.com/BuilderIO/gpt-crawler/blob/d2245d66a5ad60bf227a55c849135394cbecc9b5/src/config.ts
- https://github.com/BuilderIO/gpt-crawler/blob/d2245d66a5ad60bf227a55c849135394cbecc9b5/src/core.ts
- https://github.com/BuilderIO/gpt-crawler/issues/418
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gpt-crawler-arbitrary-file-write-via-outputfilename-parameter
- https://github.com/BuilderIO/gpt-crawler/issues/418
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 23, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred