CVE-2024-0436 Prevent timing attack for single-user password check
An attacker can potentially brute-force passwords in single-user mode via timing attacks, exposing credentials in AnythingLLM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0436?
CVE-2024-0436 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 25 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Theoretically, it would be possible for an attacker to brute-force the password for an instance in single-user password protection mode via a timing attack given the linear nature of the `!==` used for comparison.
The risk is minified by the additional overhead of the request, which varies in a non-constant nature making the attack less reliable to execute
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0436?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mintplexlabs Anythingllm.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0436?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0436 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0436 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0436 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm
- CVE-2024-3025 Path Traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm
- CVE-2024-0455 SSRF on AWS deployed instances of AnythingLLM via /metadata
- CVE-2026-32626 AnythingLLM has a Streaming Phase XSS to RCE via LLM Response Injection
- CVE-2024-3104 Remote Code Execution in mintplex-labs/anything-llm
- CVE-2024-3149 SSRF in mintplex-labs/anything-llm
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg5m-p8pg-93cg.