CVE-2024-23732 ReDoS in Embedchain
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Embedchain by submitting a long string to the JSON loader, triggering excessive CPU consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-23732?
CVE-2024-23732 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The JSON loader in Embedchain before 0.1.57 allows a ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) via a long string to json.py.
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23732?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including embedchain. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
embedchain PyPI | All versions | 0.1.57 |
embedchain PyPI | All versions | 0.1.57 |
embedchain PyPI | All versions | 0.1.57 |
Products include Embedchain Embedchain.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23732?
Upgrade embedchain to 0.1.57 or later.
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-2024-23732 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23732 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r67w-f99w-mgxj, PYSEC-2024-8.