# CVE-2024-12870: Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in infiniflow/ragflow

> Attackers can inject JavaScript via uploaded XML files, leading to cookie theft and unauthorized access without authentication.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-93qj-49fq-62jp

## What is CVE-2024-12870?

CVE-2024-12870 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in infiniflow/ragflow, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in infiniflow/ragflow, affecting the latest commit on the main branch (cec2080). The vulnerability allows an attacker to upload HTML/XML files that can host arbitrary JavaScript payloads. These files are served with the 'application/xml' content type, which is automatically rendered by browsers. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the user's browser, potentially allowing attackers to steal cookies and gain unauthorized access to user files and resources. The vulnerability does not require authentication, making it accessible to anyone with network access to the instance.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12870?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-12870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12870 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12870 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12870 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in infiniflow/ragflow, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12870 exists.

Affected product: infiniflow/ragflow. 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-2024-12870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12870/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12870

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12870/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.