# CVE-2024-24759: MindsDB Vulnerable to Bypass of SSRF Protection with DNS Rebinding

> Attackers can bypass SSRF protections via DNS rebinding, potentially causing denial of service or accessing internal resources.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4jcv-vp96-94xr, PYSEC-2024-74

## What is CVE-2024-24759?

CVE-2024-24759 is a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability in mindsdb, published on 5 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MindsDB is a platform for building artificial intelligence from enterprise data. Prior to version 23.12.4.2, a threat actor can bypass the server-side request forgery protection on the whole website with DNS Rebinding. The vulnerability can also lead to denial of service. Version 23.12.4.2 contains a patch.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24759?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including mindsdb. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mindsdb` | PyPI | All versions | 23.12.4.2 |
| `mindsdb` | PyPI | All versions | 23.12.4.2 |
| `mindsdb` | PyPI | All versions | 23.12.4.2 |

Products: Mindsdb Mindsdb.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24759?

Upgrade mindsdb to 23.12.4.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-24759 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-24759 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MindsDB -DNS Rebinding SSRF Protection Bypass (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-24759.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in mindsdb

- [CVE-2023-50731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50731/): MindsDB has arbitrary file write in file.py (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-38699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38699/): MindsDB 'Call to requests with verify=False disabling SSL certificate checks, security issue.' issue (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-45856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45856/): MindsDB Cross-site Scripting vulnerability (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2026-27483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27483/): MindsDB has Path Traversal in /api/files Leading to Remote Code Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-45846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45846/): MindsDB Eval Injection vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24759 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24759 is a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability in mindsdb, published on 5 Sep 2024. 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-2024-24759 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mindsdb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 23.12.4.2
- mindsdb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 23.12.4.2
- mindsdb (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 23.12.4.2

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-2024-24759/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24759/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24759
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24759
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24759

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24759/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.