# CVE-2024-8029: Stored XSS in imartinez/privategpt

> Attackers can upload malicious SVG files to execute JavaScript, leading to session hijacking and data theft in PrivateGPT.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-34v4-5664-chqj

## What is CVE-2024-8029?

CVE-2024-8029 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in imartinez/privategpt, published on 20 Mar 2025. 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

An XSS vulnerability was discovered in the upload file(s) process of imartinez/privategpt v0.5.0. Attackers can upload malicious SVG files, which execute JavaScript when victims click on the file link. This can lead to user data theft, session hijacking, malware distribution, and phishing attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8029?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pribai Privategpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8029 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8029 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in imartinez/privategpt

- [CVE-2024-4343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4343/): Python Command Injection in imartinez/privategpt (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5186/): Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in imartinez/privategpt (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2024-12063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12063/): Denial of Service in imartinez/privategpt (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-8018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8018/): Denial of Service (DOS) in imartinez/privategpt (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-3403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3403/): Local File Inclusion in imartinez/privategpt (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8029 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8029 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in imartinez/privategpt, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8029 exists.

Affected product: imartinez/privategpt. 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-2024-8029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8029/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8029
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8029
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8029

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8029/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.