# CVE-2024-11449: Server-Side Request Forgery in haotian-liu/llava

> An attacker can exploit insufficient validation in the predict endpoint to access internal networks or cloud metadata, exposing sensitive data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22h9-9rvv-q9qg

## What is CVE-2024-11449?

CVE-2024-11449 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in haotian-liu/llava, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in haotian-liu/llava version 1.2.0 (LLaVA-1.6) allows for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) through the /run/predict endpoint. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to internal networks or the AWS metadata endpoint by sending crafted requests that exploit insufficient validation of the path parameter. This flaw can lead to unauthorized network access, sensitive data exposure, and further exploitation within the network.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11449?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hliu Large Language and Vision Assistant.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-11449 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11449 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in haotian-liu/llava

- [CVE-2024-12070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12070/): Denial of Service in haotian-liu/llava (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-9311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9311/): Cross-Site Request Forgery to XSS in haotian-liu/llava (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11449 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-11449 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in haotian-liu/llava, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11449 exists.

Affected product: haotian-liu/llava. 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-2024-11449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11449/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11449
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11449
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11449

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11449/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.