# CVE-2024-0404: Mass Assignment Vulnerability in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

> Attackers can gain admin access by injecting a role property into invitation requests, allowing full administrative control over the application.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3m77-j76g-6phr

## What is CVE-2024-0404?

CVE-2024-0404 is a critical vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 16 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A mass assignment vulnerability exists in the `/api/invite/:code` endpoint of the mintplex-labs/anything-llm repository, allowing unauthorized creation of high-privileged accounts. By intercepting and modifying the HTTP request during the account creation process via an invitation link, an attacker can add a `role` property with `admin` value, thereby gaining administrative access. This issue arises due to the lack of property allowlisting and blocklisting, enabling the attacker to exploit the system and perform actions as an administrator.

Weakness: CWE-915 (Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0404?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0404?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0404 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0404 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm

- [CVE-2024-3025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3025/): Path Traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-0455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0455/): SSRF on AWS deployed instances of AnythingLLM via /metadata (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-32626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32626/): AnythingLLM has a Streaming Phase XSS to RCE via LLM Response Injection (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2024-3104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3104/): Remote Code Execution in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-3149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3149/): SSRF in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0404 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0404 is a critical vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 16 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0404/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0404/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0404
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0404
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0404

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0404/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.