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CVE-2024-12910
March 20, 2025
A vulnerability in the "KnowledgeBaseWebReader" class of the run-llama/llama_index repository, version latest, allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by controlling a URL variable to contain the root URL. This leads to infinite recursive calls to the "get_article_urls" method, exhausting system resources and potentially crashing the application.
Affected Packages
llama-index (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=0.8.30 <0.12.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.12.9
https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s)
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v0.12.9
llama-index (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.4.4 <0.12.9
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.12.9
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
4.1
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Uncontrolled Recursion
EPSS
Base Score:
0.27