CVE-2024-4940 Open Redirect in gradio-app/gradio
Attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via crafted URLs, enabling phishing or further attacks in Gradio applications.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4940?
CVE-2024-4940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gradio Project Gradio, published on 22 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
An open redirect vulnerability exists in the gradio-app/gradio, affecting the latest version. The vulnerability allows an attacker to redirect users to arbitrary websites, which can be exploited for phishing attacks, Cross-site Scripting (XSS), Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), amongst others. This issue is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in the handling of URLs. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious URL that, when processed by the application, redirects the user to an attacker-controlled web page.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4940?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including gradio. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gradio PyPI | All versions to 4.36.1 | None |
gradio PyPI | All versions to 4.36.1 | None |
gradio PyPI | All versions to 4.36.1 | None |
Products include Gradio Project Gradio.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-4940 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4940 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Gradio Project Gradio
- CVE-2024-39236 Withdrawn Advisory: Gradio was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability via the component /gradio/component_meta.py
- CVE-2023-6572 Command Injection in gradio-app/gradio
- CVE-2022-24770 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in Gradio Flagging
- CVE-2026-49119 Gradio < 6.16.0 Path Traversal via FileExplorer.preprocess()
- CVE-2025-23042 Gradio Blocked Path ACL Bypass Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as CVE-2024-12760, GHSA-g6c9-f4xm-9j4x, PYSEC-2026-1414.