CVE-2024-5616 CSRF Vulnerability in mudler/LocalAI

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can trick users into deleting installed AI models via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to LocalAI.

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-2024-5616?

CVE-2024-5616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in mudler/localai, published on 6 Jul 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 Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in mudler/LocalAI versions up to and including 2.15.0, which allows attackers to trick victims into deleting installed models. By crafting a malicious HTML page, an attacker can cause the deletion of a model, such as 'gpt-4-vision-preview', without the victim's consent. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protection mechanisms on the model deletion functionality.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5616?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mudler Localai.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-5616 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5616 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-chxg-pjh8-j2r6.

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