CVE-2024-11033 Denial of Service (DoS) in binary-husky/gpt_academic

Medium 6.5 Published 20 Mar 2025 Updated 20 Mar 2025

An attacker can cause a denial of service in gpt_academic by sending a file upload request with an excessively large filename, overwhelming the server.

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-2024-11033?

CVE-2024-11033 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in binary-husky/gpt_academic, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the file upload feature of binary-husky/gpt_academic version 3.83. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of form-data with a large filename in the file upload request. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a payload with an excessively large filename, causing the server to become overwhelmed and unavailable for legitimate users.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11033?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Binary-Husky Gpt Academic.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11033 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-11033 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11033 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x7c5-9r9g-pghj.