CVE-2024-9229 Denial of Service (DoS) via Multipart Boundary in stangirard/quivr
Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service in Quivr by sending malformed multipart boundaries, exhausting server resources.
- 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-2024-9229?
CVE-2024-9229 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in stangirard/quivr, 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 Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the file upload feature of stangirard/quivr v0.0.298 allows unauthenticated attackers to cause excessive resource consumption by appending characters to the end of a multipart boundary in an HTTP request. This leads to the server continuously processing each character, rendering the service unavailable and impacting all users.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9229?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including quivr-core.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
quivr-core PyPI | All versions to 0.0.14 | None |
quivr-core PyPI | All versions to 0.0.14 | None |
quivr-core PyPI | All versions to 0.0.14 | None |
How do I fix CVE-2024-9229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9229 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-2024-9229 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9229 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m76r-xqqj-mqmv, PYSEC-2026-1861.