# CVE-2024-8024: CORS Misconfiguration in netease-youdao/qanything

> An attacker can bypass Same-Origin Policy via CORS misconfiguration to expose sensitive information in the QAnything web application.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h35f-g2pq-8xq7

## What is CVE-2024-8024?

CVE-2024-8024 is a high-severity vulnerability in netease-youdao/qanything, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A CORS misconfiguration vulnerability exists in netease-youdao/qanything version 1.4.1. This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass the Same-Origin Policy, potentially leading to sensitive information exposure. Properly implementing a restrictive CORS policy is crucial to prevent such security issues.

Weakness: CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8024?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Youdao Qanything.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8024 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8024 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in netease-youdao/qanything

- [CVE-2024-10264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10264/): HTTP Request Smuggling in netease-youdao/qanything (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-12864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12864/): Unauthenticated DoS by Sending Large Filename at File Upload Endpoint in netease-youdao/qanything (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-12866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12866/): Local File Inclusion in netease-youdao/qanything (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-8027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8027/): Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in netease-youdao/QAnything (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8024 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8024 is a high-severity vulnerability in netease-youdao/qanything, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8024 exists.

Affected product: netease-youdao/qanything. 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-2024-8024/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8024/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8024
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8024
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8024

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8024/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.