mlflow up to 2.17.2 /graphql resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in mlflow up to 2.17.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /graphql. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-0453. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in mlflow up to 2.17.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file /graphql. 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. CVE summarizes:

In mlflow/mlflow version 2.17.2, the `/graphql` endpoint is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An attacker can create large batches of queries that repeatedly request all runs from a given experiment. This can tie up all the workers allocated by MLFlow, rendering the application unable to respond to other requests. This vulnerability is due to uncontrolled resource consumption.

The advisory is available at huntr.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-0453 since 01/14/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• mlflow

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• 2.17.0
• 2.17.1
• 2.17.2

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