// For flags

CVE-2024-1455

Billion Laughs Attack leading to DoS in langchain-ai/langchain

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the langchain-ai/langchain repository allows for a Billion Laughs Attack, a type of XML External Entity (XXE) exploitation. By nesting multiple layers of entities within an XML document, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume excessive CPU and memory resources, leading to a denial of service (DoS).

XMLOutputParser en LangChain utiliza el módulo etree del analizador XML en la biblioteca estándar de Python que tiene algunas vulnerabilidades XML; consulte: https://docs.python.org/3/library/xml.html Esto afecta principalmente a los usuarios que combinan un LLM (o agente) con `XMLOutputParser` y exponen el componente a través de un endpoint en un servicio web. Esto permitiría que una parte malintencionada intentara manipular el LLM para producir un payload malicioso para el analizador que comprometería la disponibilidad del servicio. Un ataque exitoso se basa en: 1. Uso de XMLOutputParser 2. Pasar entradas maliciosas al XMLOutputParser, ya sea directamente o intentando manipular un LLM para que lo haga en nombre del usuario 3. Exponer el componente a través de un servicio web

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-03-27 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-15 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-776: Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Langchain-ai
Search vendor "Langchain-ai"
 Langchain-ai/langchain
Search vendor "Langchain-ai" for product "Langchain-ai/langchain"
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Affected