# CVE-2024-48918: Lack of Input Validation in RDS Light - Potential for Injection Attacks and Memory Tampering

> Attackers can inject malicious commands or corrupt data in RDS Light due to lack of input validation, impacting AI backend systems.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5f6w-8mqh-hv2g

## What is CVE-2024-48918?

CVE-2024-48918 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in RDSaiPlatforms RDSlight, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RDS Light is a simplified version of the Reflective Dialogue System (RDS), a self-reflecting AI framework. Versions prior to 1.1.0 contain a vulnerability that involves a lack of input validation within the RDS AI framework, specifically within the user input handling code in the main module (`main.py`). This leaves the framework open to injection attacks and potential memory tampering. Any user or external actor providing input to the system could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious commands, corrupt stored data, or affect API calls. This is particularly critical for users employing RDS AI in production environments where it interacts with sensitive systems, performs dynamic memory caching, or retrieves user-specific data for analysis. Impacted areas include developers using the RDS AI system as a backend for AI-driven applications and systems running RDS AI that may be exposed to untrusted environments or receive unverified user inputs. The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.1.0 of the RDS AI framework. All user inputs are now sanitized and validated against a set of rules designed to mitigate malicious content. Users should upgrade to version 1.1.0 or higher and ensure all dependencies are updated to their latest versions. For users unable to upgrade to the patched version, a workaround can be implemented. The user implementing the workaround should implement custom validation checks for user inputs to filter out unsafe characters and patterns (e.g., SQL injection attempts, script injections) and limit or remove features that allow user input until the system can be patched.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48918?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-48918?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48918 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-48918 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48918 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-48918 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-48918 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in RDSaiPlatforms RDSlight, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48918 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: RDSaiPlatforms RDSlight. 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-2024-48918/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48918/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48918
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48918
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-48918

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48918/
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