CVE-2024-8057
Improper Access Control in danswer-ai/danswer
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Mar 20, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2025
- Reserved
- Aug 21, 2024
Description
In version 0.4.1 of danswer-ai/danswer, a vulnerability exists where a basic user can create credentials and link them to an existing connector. This issue arises because the system allows an unauthenticated attacker to sign up with a basic account and perform actions that should be restricted to admin users. This can lead to excessive resource consumption, potentially resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) and other significant issues, impacting the system's stability and security.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | @huntr_ai |
Weaknesses
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
danswer-ai/danswerdanswer-ai |
|
References
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