Vulnerability in Llamaindex

CVE-2024-12910

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.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12910?
CVE-2024-12910 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Llamaindex, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-12910?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12910 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.