CVE-2024-5208: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-770

Description

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists in the `upload-link` endpoint of mintplex-labs/anything-llm. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) by shutting down the server through sending invalid upload requests. Specifically, the server can be made to shut down by sending an empty body with a 'Content-Length: 0' header or by sending a body with arbitrary content, such as 'asdasdasd', with a 'Content-Length: 9' header. The vulnerability is reproducible by users with at least a 'Manager' role, sending a crafted request to any workspace. This issue indicates that a previous fix was not effective in mitigating the vulnerability.

Affected products

Mintplexlabs Anythingllm: before 1.0.0 — fixed in 1.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm 1.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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