Jan AI’s Vulnerability Fiasco: When Your “Open Source” Chatbot Opens the Wrong Doors!
Jan AI, the so-called ChatGPT alternative, turns out to be more like an open-source invitation for cyber mischief-makers. With vulnerabilities that let attackers manipulate systems faster than you can say “unauthenticated access,” it seems Jan AI might need its very own AI assistant to keep out the baddies!
Hot Take:
Who knew that an AI named Jan could be more terrifying than your Aunt Jan at Thanksgiving dinner? With multiple vulnerabilities, Jan AI proves that even open-source alternatives to ChatGPT can have more holes than Swiss cheese. Jan may be a personal assistant, but it seems it’s also offering a free pass for remote attackers to join the party. Talk about uninvited guests!
Key Points:
- Jan AI, an open-source ChatGPT alternative, suffers from multiple vulnerabilities.
- These vulnerabilities can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to manipulate systems.
- Vulnerabilities include lack of authentication, arbitrary file write, and remote code execution (RCE).
- Snyk’s analysis led to the discovery of out-of-bounds issues and missing CSRF protections.
- All vulnerabilities were reported and addressed, with four CVEs issued.
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