# CVE-2024-0455: SSRF on AWS deployed instances of AnythingLLM via /metadata

> Authorized users can exploit SSRF to steal AWS EC2 instance credentials, potentially leading to infrastructure compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-32rv-jjcf-cmrm, MINI-v2j4-v2w7-pmwj

## What is CVE-2024-0455?

CVE-2024-0455 is a critical server-side request forgery 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

The inclusion of the web scraper for AnythingLLM means that any user with the proper authorization level (manager, admin, and when in single user) could put in the URL
```
http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/identity-credentials/ec2/security-credentials/ec2-instance
```
which is a special IP and URL that resolves only when the request comes from within an EC2 instance. This would allow the user to see the connection/secret credentials for their specific instance and be able to manage it regardless of who deployed it.

The user would have to have pre-existing knowledge of the hosting infra which the target instance is deployed on, but if sent - would resolve if on EC2 and the proper `iptable` or firewall rule is not configured for their setup.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0455?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0455?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-0455 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0455 exists.

## 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-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)
- [CVE-2024-0765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0765/): Default user role exporting save state of instance (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0455 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0455 is a critical server-side request forgery 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0455 exists.

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-2024-0455/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0455/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0455
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0455
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0455

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.