# CVE-2024-3166: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript via embedded content, potentially leading to remote code execution in the desktop application due to insecure Electron settings.

- **Severity:** Low 3.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g2q4-9pcj-78cw

## What is CVE-2024-3166?

CVE-2024-3166 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mintplex-labs/anything-llm, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in mintplex-labs/anything-llm, affecting both the desktop application version 1.2.0 and the latest version of the web application. The vulnerability arises from the application's feature to fetch and embed content from websites into workspaces, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. In the desktop application, this flaw can be escalated to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insecure application settings, specifically the enabling of 'nodeIntegration' and the disabling of 'contextIsolation' in Electron's webPreferences. The issue has been addressed in version 1.4.2 of the desktop application.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3166?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm Desktop, Mintplexlabs Anythingllm Docker.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3166 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3166 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

- [CVE-2024-8196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8196/): Missing Authentication for Critical Function in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3166 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3166 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mintplex-labs/anything-llm, published on 6 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2024-3166 exists.

Affected product: mintplex-labs/anything-llm. 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-2024-3166/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3166/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3166
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3166
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3166

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3166/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.