mintplex-labs anything-llm up to 0.x Request upload-link resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in mintplex-labs anything-llm up to 0.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the file upload-link of the component Request Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-5208. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in mintplex-labs anything-llm up to 0.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file upload-link of the component Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists in the `upload-link` endpoint of mintplex-labs/anything-llm. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) by shutting down the server through sending invalid upload requests. Specifically, the server can be made to shut down by sending an empty body with a 'Content-Length: 0' header or by sending a body with arbitrary content, such as 'asdasdasd', with a 'Content-Length: 9' header. The vulnerability is reproducible by users with at least a 'Manager' role, sending a crafted request to any workspace. This issue indicates that a previous fix was not effective in mitigating the vulnerability.

It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-5208 since 05/22/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e2439c6d4c3cfdacd96cd1b7b92d1f89c3cc8459 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Artificial Intelligence Software

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• mintplex-labs

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• anything-llm

Version

• 0.x

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/mintplex-labs/anything-llm/

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