What is CVE-2024-11958?

CVE-2024-11958 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Llamaindex, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-11958?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-11958 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Llamaindex

CVE-2024-11958

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the `duckdb_retriever` component of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically in the latest version. The vulnerability arises from the construction of SQL queries without using prepared statements, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL code. This can lead to remote code execution (RCE) by installing the shellfs extension and executing malicious commands.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.013 (67.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Llamaindex
Run-llama Run-llama/llama_index — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@huntr.dev (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security@huntr.dev (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11958?: CVE-2024-11958 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Llamaindex, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-11958?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-11958 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.