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

CVE-2024-7779ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) in danswer-ai/danswer

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity regular-expression denial of service in danswer-ai/danswer from danswer-ai. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer version 1 allows an attacker to perform a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) by manipulating regular expressions. This can significantly slow down the application's response time and potentially render it completely unusable.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
danswer-ai danswer-ai/danswer unspecified – through latest

Weakness: CWE-1333 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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