CVE-2024-8028 Denial of Service in danswer-ai/danswer
An attacker can cause a Denial of Service in Danswer by uploading a file with a malformed multipart boundary, rendering the application inaccessible to all users.
- 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-2024-8028?
CVE-2024-8028 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer, 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 vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer v0.3.94 allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by uploading a file with a malformed multipart boundary. By appending a large number of characters to the end of the multipart boundary, the server continuously processes each character, rendering the application inaccessible. This issue can be exploited by sending a single crafted request, affecting all users on the server.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8028?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8028 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-2024-8028 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8028 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vm5-r6m3-2448.