CVE-2024-9617 IDOR in danswer-ai/danswer
Attackers can view any user's files by directly accessing the file API without proper ownership verification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9617?
CVE-2024-9617 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An IDOR vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer v0.3.94 allows an attacker to view any files. The application does not verify whether the attacker is the creator of the file, allowing the attacker to directly call the GET /api/chat/file/{file_id} interface to view any user's file.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9617?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-9617 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9617 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w2q-qp7m-7wrh.