danswer-ai danswer up to 0.4.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in danswer-ai danswer up to 0.4.1. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-8057. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in danswer-ai danswer up to 0.4.1. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In version 0.4.1 of danswer-ai/danswer, a vulnerability exists where a basic user can create credentials and link them to an existing connector. This issue arises because the system allows an unauthenticated attacker to sign up with a basic account and perform actions that should be restricted to admin users. This can lead to excessive resource consumption, potentially resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) and other significant issues, impacting the system's stability and security.

It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-8057 since 08/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/16/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/21/2024 🔍
03/20/2025 +211 days 🔍
03/20/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2025 +210 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: huntr.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-8057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300295

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2025 13:38
Updated: 10/16/2025 02:57
Changes: 03/20/2025 13:38 (62), 10/16/2025 02:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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