danny-avila librechat up to 0.7.8 /api/convos/fork resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in danny-avila librechat up to 0.7.8. This affects an unknown function of the file /api/convos/fork. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-7105. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in danny-avila librechat up to 0.7.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the file /api/convos/fork. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in danny-avila/librechat allows attackers to exploit the unrestricted Fork Function in `/api/convos/fork` to fork numerous contents rapidly. If the forked content includes a Mermaid graph with a large number of nodes, it can lead to a JavaScript heap out of memory error upon service restart, causing a denial of service. This issue affects the latest version of the product.

The advisory is shared at huntr.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-7105 since 07/05/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 0.7.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 97a99985fa339db0a21ad63604e0bb8db4442ffc 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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Productinfo

Type

• Chat Software

Vendor

• danny-avila

Name

• librechat

Version

• 0.7.0
• 0.7.1
• 0.7.2
• 0.7.3
• 0.7.4
• 0.7.5
• 0.7.6
• 0.7.7
• 0.7.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/danny-avila/librechat/

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