CVE-2024-52524 ReDoS in Giskard Scan text perturbation
Attackers can cause denial of service in Giskard AI framework by submitting datasets with specific text patterns that trigger exponential regex evaluation times.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-52524?
CVE-2024-52524 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Giskard-AI giskard, published on 14 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Giskard is an evaluation and testing framework for AI systems. A Remote Code Execution (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in Giskard component by the GitHub Security Lab team. When processing datasets with specific text patterns with Giskard detectors, this vulnerability could trigger exponential regex evaluation times, potentially leading to denial of service. Giskard versions prior to 2.15.5 are affected.
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52524?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including giskard.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
giskard PyPI | All versions | 2.15.5 |
giskard PyPI | All versions | 2.15.5 |
giskard PyPI | All versions | 2.15.5 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-52524?
Upgrade giskard to 2.15.5 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-52524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pjwm-cr36-mwv3, PYSEC-2026-1403.