CVE-2024-7807 Denial of Service (DOS) in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt

High 7.5 Published 29 Oct 2024 Updated 9 Jan 2025

Attackers can cause denial of service in ChuanhuChatGPT by uploading files with excessively long multipart boundaries, rendering the service inaccessible.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-7807?

CVE-2024-7807 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in gaizhenbiao/chuanhuchatgpt version 20240628 allows for a Denial of Service (DOS) attack. When uploading a file, if an attacker appends a large number of characters to the end of a multipart boundary, the system will continuously process each character, rendering ChuanhuChatGPT inaccessible. This uncontrolled resource consumption can lead to prolonged unavailability of the service, disrupting operations and causing potential data inaccessibility and loss of productivity.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7807?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including chuanhuchatgpt. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`chuanhuchatgpt` PyPI	All versions	None

Products include Gaizhenbiao Chuanhuchatgpt.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7807?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7807 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2024-7807 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7807 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w8g6-73fg-2x53, PYSEC-2024-119.