# CVE-2024-12761: Denial of Service in brycedrennan/imaginairy

> An attacker can crash the Imaginairy server by sending an invalid request to the generate endpoint, causing service unavailability for all users.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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-x5xw-28w4-53j5, PYSEC-2026-1458

## What is CVE-2024-12761?

CVE-2024-12761 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in brycedrennan/imaginairy, 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 Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the brycedrennan/imaginairy repository, version 15.0.0. The vulnerability is present in the `/api/stablestudio/generate` endpoint, which can be exploited by sending an invalid request. This causes the server process to terminate abruptly, outputting `KILLED` in the terminal, and results in the unavailability of the server. This issue disrupts the server's functionality, affecting all users.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12761?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including imaginairy and imaginAIry.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `imaginairy` | PyPI | All versions to 15.0.0 | None |
| `imaginairy` | PyPI | All versions to 15.0.0 | None |
| `imaginAIry` | PyPI | All versions to 15.0.0 | None |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-12761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12761 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12761 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12761 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12761 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in brycedrennan/imaginairy, 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-2024-12761 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- imaginairy (PyPI): affected all versions up to 15.0.0; no fix listed
- imaginairy (PyPI): affected all versions up to 15.0.0; no fix listed
- imaginAIry (PyPI): affected all versions up to 15.0.0; no fix listed

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-2024-12761/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12761/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12761
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12761
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12761

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12761/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.