CVE-2024-8018

Denial of Service (DOS) in imartinez/privategpt

Published Mar 20, 2025 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in imartinez/privategpt version 0.5.0 allows for a Denial of Service (DOS) attack. When uploading a file, if an attacker appends a large number of characters to the end of a multipart boundary, the system will continuously process these characters, rendering privateGPT inaccessible. This uncontrolled resource consumption can lead to prolonged unavailability of the service, disrupting operations and causing potential data inaccessibility and loss of productivity.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6936 A vulnerability in imartinez/privategpt version 0.5.0 allows for a Denial of Service (DOS) attack. When uploading a file, if an attacker appends a large number of characters to the end of a multipart boundary, the system will continuously process these characters, rendering privateGPT inaccessible. This uncontrolled resource consumption can lead to prolonged unavailability of the service, disrupting operations and causing potential data inaccessibility and loss of productivity.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00061}

epss

{'score': 0.00072}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pribai
Pribai privategpt
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pribai:privategpt:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pribai
Pribai privategpt
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in imartinez/privategpt version 0.5.0 allows for a Denial of Service (DOS) attack. When uploading a file, if an attacker appends a large number of characters to the end of a multipart boundary, the system will continuously process these characters, rendering privateGPT inaccessible. This uncontrolled resource consumption can lead to prolonged unavailability of the service, disrupting operations and causing potential data inaccessibility and loss of productivity.
Title Denial of Service (DOS) in imartinez/privategpt
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
@huntr_ai
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2025, 12:49 PM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2024, 5:07 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 20, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:21 AM