mudler localai up to 2.21.x interpretation input

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A vulnerability was found in mudler localai up to 2.21.x. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to interpretation input. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-9900. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in mudler localai up to 2.21.x and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a interpretation input vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-115. The product misinterprets an input, whether from an attacker or another product, in a security-relevant fashion. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

mudler/localai version v2.21.1 contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its search functionality. The vulnerability arises due to improper sanitization of user input, allowing the injection and execution of arbitrary JavaScript code. This can lead to the execution of malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially compromising user sessions, stealing session cookies, redirecting users to malicious websites, or manipulating the DOM.

It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9900 since 10/12/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.22.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a1634b219a4e52813e70ff07e6376a01449c4515 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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Vendor

• mudler

Name

• localai

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/mudler/localai/

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