# CVE-2024-3570: Stored XSS leading to Admin Account Takeover in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

> Stored XSS in AnythingLLM allows attackers to take over admin accounts by injecting scripts via malicious ChatBot responses.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wx55-ppw9-52p9

## What is CVE-2024-3570?

CVE-2024-3570 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 10 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the chat functionality of the mintplex-labs/anything-llm repository, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a user's session. By manipulating the ChatBot responses, an attacker can inject malicious scripts to perform actions on behalf of the user, such as creating a new admin account or changing the user's password, leading to a complete takeover of the AnythingLLM application. The vulnerability stems from the improper sanitization of user and ChatBot input, specifically through the use of `dangerouslySetInnerHTML`. Successful exploitation requires convincing an admin to add a malicious LocalAI ChatBot to their AnythingLLM instance.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3570?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-3570?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3570 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3570 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm

- [CVE-2024-3025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3025/): Path Traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-0455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0455/): SSRF on AWS deployed instances of AnythingLLM via /metadata (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-32626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32626/): AnythingLLM has a Streaming Phase XSS to RCE via LLM Response Injection (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2024-3104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3104/): Remote Code Execution in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-3149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3149/): SSRF in mintplex-labs/anything-llm (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3570 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3570 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mintplexlabs Anythingllm, published on 10 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm. 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-2024-3570/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3570/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3570
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3570
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3570

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3570/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.