Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2025 · Assigned by @huntr_ai

CVE-2024-10956Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking in binary-husky/gpt_academic

High 7.6

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in binary-husky/gpt_academic from binary-husky. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.6High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

GPT Academy version 3.83 in the binary-husky/gpt_academic repository is vulnerable to Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWSH). This vulnerability allows an attacker to hijack an existing WebSocket connection between the victim's browser and the server, enabling unauthorized actions such as deleting conversation history without the victim's consent. The issue arises due to insufficient WebSocket authentication and lack of origin validation.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
binary-husky	binary-husky/gpt_academic	unspecified – through latest

Weakness: CWE-346 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/0f8403ad-5f60-4eb9-9f51-8fbd2e41eda4