8.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-21513
"Arbitrary Code Execution in Langchain-Experimental Allows VectorSQLDatabaseChain Control"
Description

Versions of the package langchain-experimental from 0.0.15 and before 0.0.21 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when retrieving values from the database, the code will attempt to call 'eval' on all values. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary python code if they can control the input prompt and the server is configured with VectorSQLDatabaseChain. **Notes:** Impact on the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the vulnerable component: Confidentiality: Code execution happens within the impacted component, in this case langchain-experimental, so all resources are necessarily accessible. Integrity: There is nothing protected by the impacted component inherently. Although anything returned from the component counts as 'information' for which the trustworthiness can be compromised. Availability: The loss of availability isn't caused by the attack itself, but it happens as a result during the attacker's post-exploitation steps. Impact on the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the subsequent system: As a legitimate low-privileged user of the package (PR:L) the attacker does not have more access to data owned by the package as a result of this vulnerability than they did with normal usage (e.g. can query the DB). The unintended action that one can perform by breaking out of the app environment and exfiltrating files, making remote connections etc. happens during the post exploitation phase in the subsequent system - in this case, the OS. AT:P: An attacker needs to be able to influence the input prompt, whilst the server is configured with the VectorSQLDatabaseChain plugin.

INFO

Published Date :

July 15, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 1, 2024, 1:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-21513 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Langchain langchain-experimental
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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-94
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/672907bbbb7c38bf19787b78e4ffd7c8a9026fe4/libs/experimental/langchain_experimental/sql/vector_sql.py%23L81 No Types Assigned https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/672907bbbb7c38bf19787b78e4ffd7c8a9026fe4/libs/experimental/langchain_experimental/sql/vector_sql.py%23L81 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/7b13292e3544b2f5f2bfb8a27a062ea2b0c34561 No Types Assigned https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/7b13292e3544b2f5f2bfb8a27a062ea2b0c34561 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-LANGCHAINEXPERIMENTAL-7278171 No Types Assigned https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-LANGCHAINEXPERIMENTAL-7278171 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:langchain:langchain-experimental:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.0.15 up to (excluding) 0.0.21
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Versions of the package langchain-experimental from 0.0.15 and before 0.0.21 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution when retrieving values from the database, the code will attempt to call 'eval' on all values. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary python code if they can control the input prompt and the server is configured with VectorSQLDatabaseChain. **Notes:** Impact on the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the vulnerable component: Confidentiality: Code execution happens within the impacted component, in this case langchain-experimental, so all resources are necessarily accessible. Integrity: There is nothing protected by the impacted component inherently. Although anything returned from the component counts as 'information' for which the trustworthiness can be compromised. Availability: The loss of availability isn't caused by the attack itself, but it happens as a result during the attacker's post-exploitation steps. Impact on the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the subsequent system: As a legitimate low-privileged user of the package (PR:L) the attacker does not have more access to data owned by the package as a result of this vulnerability than they did with normal usage (e.g. can query the DB). The unintended action that one can perform by breaking out of the app environment and exfiltrating files, making remote connections etc. happens during the post exploitation phase in the subsequent system - in this case, the OS. AT:P: An attacker needs to be able to influence the input prompt, whilst the server is configured with the VectorSQLDatabaseChain plugin.
    Added Reference Snyk https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-LANGCHAINEXPERIMENTAL-7278171 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Snyk https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/672907bbbb7c38bf19787b78e4ffd7c8a9026fe4/libs/experimental/langchain_experimental/sql/vector_sql.py%23L81 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Snyk https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/commit/7b13292e3544b2f5f2bfb8a27a062ea2b0c34561 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Snyk CWE-94
    Added CVSS V3.1 Snyk AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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