CVE-2024-12910

MEDIUM EPSS 46.1%
Published Mar 20, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.9 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 20, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.9
Exploitability
2.2
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
46.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-674

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
llamaindexllamaindex* <0.12.9

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/159ce485a1168100bb219dc1b93133f1121579d9
    Patch
  • huntr.com https://huntr.com/bounties/27883f22-35ff-49df-aaa5-05031c7d6ad8
    Exploit

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/159ce485a1168100bb219dc1b93133f1121579d9
    Patch